Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 431 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Papua New Guinea is 431, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 712 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 431, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 56th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 431 | — |
| 1991 | 438 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 446 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 454 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 462 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 468 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 473 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 619 | +30.9% |
| 1998 | 712 | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 484 | -32.0% |
| 2000 | 488 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 494 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 499 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 504 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 509 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 512 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 515 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 519 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 520 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 522 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 520 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 520 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 517 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 515 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 510 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 627 | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 590 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 494 | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 489 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 481 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 472 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 462 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 452 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 442 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 431 | -2.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 431 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 337, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 431 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45, 9.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 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 | -32.0% | 712 | 484 |
| 1997 | +30.9% | 473 | 619 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 498.7 | 431 | 712 | 10 |
| 2000s | 508.2 | 488 | 522 | 10 |
| 2010s | 526.3 | 481 | 627 | 10 |
| 2020s | 451.8 | 431 | 472 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Papua New Guinea was 431 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 712 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 431 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 56th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years