Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 1,027 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea stood at 1,027.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,545 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 957, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 957 | — |
| 1991 | 969 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 986 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1,004 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1,022 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1,038 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1,051 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,371 | +30.4% |
| 1998 | 1,545 | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 1,086 | -29.7% |
| 2000 | 1,098 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,111 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,124 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,136 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,148 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,158 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,167 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,177 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,183 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,188 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,190 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,192 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,190 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,186 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,179 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,434 | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 1,357 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1,153 | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 1,143 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,129 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,111 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,091 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,069 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,049 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1,027 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,103 | 957 | 1,545 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,149 | 1,098 | 1,188 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,215 | 1,129 | 1,434 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,069 | 1,027 | 1,111 | 5 |
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More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea was 1,027 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,545 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 957 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 56th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years