Mortality rate, under-5, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 36 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
36 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
39th
of 197 countries
All-time high
191.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
36 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, female in Papua New Guinea is 36 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 191.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 36 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 191.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 185.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 179.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 173.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 168.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 162.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 157.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 152 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 146.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 142 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 137.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 132.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 128 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 123.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 119.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 115.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 112.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 109 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 106 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 103.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 100.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 97.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 95.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 93.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 91 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 89 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 87.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 85.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 83.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 80.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 79.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 77.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 76.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 73.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 81.1 per 1,000 live births | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 70 per 1,000 live births | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 68.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 66.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 64.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 63.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 61.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 60.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 56.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 55 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 52.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 50.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 49.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 45.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 42.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 39.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 38.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 37.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 165.88 per 1,000 live births | 142 per 1,000 live births | 191.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 118.75 per 1,000 live births | 103.1 per 1,000 live births | 137.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.5 per 1,000 live births | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | 100.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.42 per 1,000 live births | 68.9 per 1,000 live births | 81.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.32 per 1,000 live births | 56.4 per 1,000 live births | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.31 per 1,000 live births | 42.5 per 1,000 live births | 55 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.48 per 1,000 live births | 36 per 1,000 live births | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Papua New Guinea was 36 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 191.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.