Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years

Gambia
4.6 per 1,000
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Gambia rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th

Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time

  • Gambia
  • Papua New Guinea
5101520199020072024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 4.6 per 1,000 against 4.3 per 1,000 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 197 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 17.78 per 1,000 8.77 per 1,000 9.01 per 1,000 Gambia
2000s 11.19 per 1,000 7.01 per 1,000 4.18 per 1,000 Gambia
2010s 6.92 per 1,000 5.86 per 1,000 1.06 per 1,000 Gambia
2020s 5 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000 0.4 per 1,000 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
Gambia, at 4.6 per 1,000 against 4.3 per 1,000 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
0.3 per 1,000, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
Gambia ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.