Papua New Guinea vs Philippines

Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 3.9 per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea and 2.7 per 100 live births in Philippines, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 1.3 per 100 live births, or 1.49 times that in Philippines.

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

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Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 3.9 per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea and 2.7 per 100 live births in Philippines, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 1.3 per 100 live births, or 1.49 times that in Philippines.
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Latest figures

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

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2024
Papua New Guinea3.9 20245.339 of 200
Philippines2.7 20242.864 of 200
World3.7 20244.4

What the numbers say

  • Papua New Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2024, Papua New Guinea ranked 39 and Philippines ranked 64 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • 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

YearPapua New GuineaPhilippinesWorld
20243.92.73.7
20234.12.73.8
20224.22.84
20214.32.84
20204.52.83.9
20194.62.84
20184.82.84
20174.92.84.1
201652.84.2
20155.72.84.3
20145.32.84.4
20135.52.84.5
20125.62.94.7
20115.82.95
20105.935.1
2009635.3
20086.23.15.5
20076.33.15.7
20066.53.26
20056.63.36.2
20046.73.46.6
20036.83.46.8
200273.57.1
20017.13.67.4
20007.23.77.7
19997.33.87.9
19987.43.98.3
19978.548.4
19967.74.18.6
19957.84.38.8
19947.94.58.9
199384.79.1
19928.259.2
19918.35.39.3
19908.55.69.4
19898.75.99.5
19888.86.310
198796.69.9
19869.26.910.3
19859.47.210.6
19849.67.410.9
19839.87.611.1
1982107.711.2
198110.37.811.6
198010.57.911.9
197910.8811.9
197811.18.112.3
197711.48.112.6
197611.88.212.8
197512.28.213.1
197412.58.213.3
1973138.213.5
197213.48.213.7
197113.88.313.9
197014.38.314.2
196914.88.414.6
196815.38.615
196715.88.715.3
196616.48.915.1
196516.99.115.1
196417.59.315.7
196318.19.516.2
196218.69.717
196119.21018.8
196019.810.320.2
195920.510.719.9
195821.111.119.7
195721.711.520.5
195622.31221.3
19552312.522.3
195423.61322.8
195324.313.623.3
19522515.523.9
195128.416.424.3
195026.417.524.7
194927.2–24.9
194828–24.9
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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time