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

Colombia
4,567
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
5,610
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
56th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

  • Colombia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,610 against 4,567 in Colombia, a difference of 1,043.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 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 56th 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 46,840 8,737 38,103 Colombia
1970s 33,464 7,515 25,949 Colombia
1980s 21,568 6,495 15,073 Colombia
1990s 15,373 6,744 8,629 Colombia
2000s 10,353 7,445 2,908 Colombia
2010s 6,406 7,083 676.2 Papua New Guinea
2020s 4,917 5,951 1,034 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 5,610 against 4,567 in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
1,043, 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, male?
Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th 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, male. 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, male
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 male children dying before reaching age five.