Youth mortality rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Youth mortality rate was 4.67 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Papua New Guinea, 1990β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Papua New Guinea stood at 4.67. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10.06 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.67, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3 | 8.49 | 10.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.74 | 7.06 | 8.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.26 | 5.44 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.96 | 4.67 | 5.27 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5138 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 97,965 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Youth mortality rate in Papua New Guinea was 4.67 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.06 in 1997.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for youth mortality rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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