Number of under-five deaths, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of under-five deaths, female was 4,427 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4,427
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
55th
of 197 countries
All-time high
7,936
in 1960
All-time low
4,427
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, female in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in Papua New Guinea stood at 4,427. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7,936 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 4,427, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,936 | — |
| 1961 | 7,855 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 7,775 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 7,681 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 7,587 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 7,496 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 7,403 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 7,311 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 7,216 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 7,118 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 7,013 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 6,901 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 6,785 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 6,646 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 6,489 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 6,333 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 6,188 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 6,046 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 5,913 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 5,782 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 5,666 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 5,574 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 5,509 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 5,476 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 5,457 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 5,445 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 5,436 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 5,428 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 5,423 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 5,415 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 5,405 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 5,385 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 5,393 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5,439 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 5,495 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5,545 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 5,620 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 6,512 | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 5,796 | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 5,898 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5,989 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6,062 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 6,121 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6,177 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6,198 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6,199 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,189 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6,167 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 6,137 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 6,099 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 6,047 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 5,997 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5,927 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 5,852 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5,761 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6,300 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 5,526 | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 5,401 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5,278 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 5,143 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 5,013 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 4,862 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 4,709 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 4,564 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 4,427 | -3.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 4,427 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 4,427 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 339.5, 13.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,538 | 7,118 | 7,936 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,410 | 5,782 | 7,013 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,483 | 5,415 | 5,666 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,649 | 5,385 | 6,512 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,134 | 5,989 | 6,199 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,723 | 5,143 | 6,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,715 | 4,427 | 5,013 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Papua New Guinea was 4,427 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7,936 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,427 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.