Deaths age 5 to 14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Deaths age 5 to 14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 1,770 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Deaths age 5 to 14 in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1,770 for deaths age 5 to 14 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 5 to 14 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,467 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,497, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths age 5 to 14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,497 | — |
| 1991 | 1,516 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,544 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1,573 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,604 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1,634 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1,662 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 2,172 | +30.7% |
| 1998 | 2,467 | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 1,741 | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 1,767 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1,792 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,816 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,839 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,860 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,878 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,896 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,915 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,929 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,941 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,951 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,958 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,962 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,963 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,959 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,369 | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 2,252 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,932 | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 1,920 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,903 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,880 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1,855 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,826 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,799 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,770 | -1.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1,770 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,702, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1,770 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 255, 6.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 5 to 14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -29.4% | 2,467 | 1,741 |
| 1997 | +30.7% | 1,662 | 2,172 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,741 | 1,497 | 2,467 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,863 | 1,767 | 1,941 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,017 | 1,903 | 2,369 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,826 | 1,770 | 1,880 | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths age 5 to 14 in Papua New Guinea?
- Deaths age 5 to 14 in Papua New Guinea was 1,770 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 5 to 14 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,467 in 1998.
- What is the lowest deaths age 5 to 14 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,497 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for deaths age 5 to 14?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 5 to 14 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 5 to 14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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