Number of under-five deaths in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of under-five deaths was 10,037 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10,037
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
55th
of 197 countries
All-time high
17,090
in 1960
All-time low
10,037
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 10,037 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Papua New Guinea peaked at 17,090 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10,037, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17,090 | — |
| 1961 | 16,924 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 16,760 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 16,575 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 16,381 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 16,188 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 16,002 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 15,809 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 15,610 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 15,406 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 15,191 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 14,958 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 14,723 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 14,427 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 14,099 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 13,764 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 13,456 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 13,158 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 12,874 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 12,595 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 12,353 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 12,160 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 12,022 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 11,953 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 11,920 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 11,895 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 11,881 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 11,875 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 11,865 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 11,852 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 11,829 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 11,797 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 11,816 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 11,926 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 12,051 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 12,177 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 12,346 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 14,224 | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 12,763 | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 12,997 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 13,198 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 13,371 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 13,520 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13,648 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 13,714 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 13,729 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 13,723 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 13,690 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 13,635 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 13,556 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 13,468 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 13,377 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13,234 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 13,073 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 12,890 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 14,009 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 12,408 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 12,126 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 11,877 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 11,597 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 11,301 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 10,989 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 10,662 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 10,340 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 10,037 | -2.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 10,037 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,859, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 10,037 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 775.5, 12.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,274 | 15,406 | 17,090 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13,924 | 12,595 | 15,191 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,978 | 11,852 | 12,353 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,393 | 11,797 | 14,224 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,578 | 13,198 | 13,729 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,806 | 11,597 | 14,009 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,666 | 10,037 | 11,301 | 5 |
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)
- 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 number of under-five deaths in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of under-five deaths in Papua New Guinea was 10,037 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17,090 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,037 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.