Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0101 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0101 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
98th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0173 units per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0101 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea is 0.0101 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0173 units per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 98th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0101 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0101 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0125 units per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 0.012 units per square kilometre | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 95 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0114 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Kuwait 0.0103 units per square kilometre compare
- 97 Morocco 0.0101 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Congo 0.0099 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Türkiye 0.0092 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0091 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0101 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0173 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 98th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.