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% |
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 |
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More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.46 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.91 % change on previous year (2001)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 287,654 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 22.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 367,376 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 434,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.7 % change on previous year (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.