China vs Papua New Guinea

China vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 3.9 per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 3.4 per 100 live births, or 6.91 times that in China.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

China vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 3.9 per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 3.4 per 100 live births, or 6.91 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Papua New Guinea has been higher since 1962, when it overtook China.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearChinaPapua New GuineaWorld
20240.63.93.7
20230.64.13.8
20220.74.24
20210.74.34
20200.84.53.9
20190.84.64
20180.94.84
20170.94.94.1
2016154.2
20151.15.74.3
20141.25.34.4
20131.35.54.5
20121.45.64.7
20111.55.85
20101.65.95.1
20091.765.3
20081.96.25.5
200726.35.7
20062.26.56
20052.46.66.2
20042.66.76.6
20032.96.86.8
20023.177.1
20013.47.17.4
20003.77.27.7
19993.97.37.9
19984.17.48.3
19974.48.58.4
19964.67.78.6
19954.77.88.8
19944.97.98.9
19935.189.1
19925.28.29.2
19915.38.39.3
19905.48.59.4
19895.48.79.5
19885.48.810
19875.499.9
19865.49.210.3
19855.49.410.6
19845.59.610.9
19835.69.811.1
19825.81011.2
1981610.311.6
19806.310.511.9
19796.610.811.9
1978711.112.3
19777.411.412.6
19767.911.812.8
19758.412.213.1
1974912.513.3
19739.51313.5
197210.113.413.7
197110.613.813.9
197011.214.314.2
196911.814.814.6
196813.215.315
1967–15.815.3
1966–16.415.1
196511.516.915.1
1964–17.515.7
1963–18.116.2
196216.818.617
196126.219.218.8
196030.919.820.2
195926.920.519.9
195823.321.119.7
1957–21.720.5
1956–22.321.3
195529.12322.3
1954–23.622.8
1953–24.323.3
1952–2523.9
1951–28.424.3
195031.726.424.7
1949–27.224.9
1948–2824.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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