Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of under-five deaths, female

Colombia
3,540
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4,427
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4,427 against 3,540 in Colombia, a difference of 887.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 39,754 7,538 32,216 Colombia
1970s 27,293 6,410 20,884 Colombia
1980s 16,890 5,483 11,407 Colombia
1990s 11,728 5,649 6,079 Colombia
2000s 7,918 6,134 1,785 Colombia
2010s 4,938 5,723 785 Papua New Guinea
2020s 3,800 4,715 914.8 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 4,427 against 3,540 in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
887, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Where does this data 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 Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.