Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 1,770 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Papua New Guinea is 1,770, measured 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, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,467 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,497, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 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 Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 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)
- 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 number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Papua New Guinea was 1,770 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,467 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,497 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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