Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Youth mortality rate
Namibia
4.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.67 deaths per 100 live births against 4.59 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6708 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.21 deaths per 100 live births | 7.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4734 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 2010s | 6.14 deaths per 100 live births | 6.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1215 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 4.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0208 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.67 deaths per 100 live births against 4.59 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Namibia ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.