Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 3.57 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea is 3.57, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6.57 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.57, in 2020.
That places Papua New Guinea 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.69 | — |
| 1991 | 5.61 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 5.54 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.47 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.4 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.33 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 5.27 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 5.2 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 6.57 | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 5.08 | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 5.02 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.97 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.91 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.84 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.78 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.71 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 4.64 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.57 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.42 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.35 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.27 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.13 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.05 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.97 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.82 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.74 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.65 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.57 | -2.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 3.57 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.08, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 3.57 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.94, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +26.2% | 5.2 | 6.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.52 | 5.08 | 6.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.74 | 4.42 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 | 3.65 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 | 3.57 | 3.57 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea was 3.57 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 in 1998.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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