Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea is 4.3 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea peaked at 11.2 per 1,000 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.3 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.8 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 8.4 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 8.1 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 8 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 10.1 per 1,000 | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 11.2 per 1,000 | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -31.2% |
| 2000 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 7.3 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 6.7 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.6 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 6.8 per 1,000 | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.77 per 1,000 | 7.7 per 1,000 | 11.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.01 per 1,000 | 6.4 per 1,000 | 7.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 6.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000 | 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Papua New Guinea was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 per 1,000 in 1998.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.