Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Youth mortality rate
Papua New Guinea
4.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
4.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
39th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 4.84 deaths per 100 live births against 4.67 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 17.56 deaths per 100 live births | 8.27 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 7.74 deaths per 100 live births | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 6.26 deaths per 100 live births | 6.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6406 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 4.96 deaths per 100 live births | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2509 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 4.84 deaths per 100 live births against 4.67 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.17 deaths per 100 live births, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 39th 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.