Child mortality complete gapminder in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Child mortality complete gapminder was 3.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality complete gapminder in Papua New Guinea, 1800–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3.94 for child mortality complete gapminder in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality complete gapminder in Papua New Guinea peaked at 42.4 in 1800 and was at its lowest, 3.94, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 1810s | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 1820s | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 1830s | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 1840s | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 1850s | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 1860s | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 1870s | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 1880s | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 1890s | 42.38 | 42.33 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 1900s | 42.06 | 41.74 | 42.3 | 10 |
| 1910s | 41.2 | 40.75 | 41.64 | 10 |
| 1920s | 40.21 | 39.76 | 40.65 | 10 |
| 1930s | 38.08 | 36.52 | 39.66 | 10 |
| 1940s | 33.05 | 27.19 | 36.18 | 10 |
| 1950s | 23.63 | 20.45 | 28.42 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.25 | 14.8 | 19.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.43 | 10.81 | 14.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.52 | 8.66 | 10.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.96 | 7.31 | 8.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.64 | 6.03 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.31 | 4.61 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2 | 3.94 | 4.47 | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 122,410 (2025)
- Population, male 51.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 116,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 124,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 115,165 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 3.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality complete gapminder in Papua New Guinea?
- Child mortality complete gapminder in Papua New Guinea was 3.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4 in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for child mortality complete gapminder?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality complete gapminder rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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