Papua New Guinea - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Papua New Guinea was 8,280 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,380 in 1960 and a minimum value of 8,280 in 2020.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 12,380 |
| 1961 | 12,210 |
| 1962 | 12,046 |
| 1963 | 11,892 |
| 1964 | 11,754 |
| 1965 | 11,627 |
| 1966 | 11,499 |
| 1967 | 11,383 |
| 1968 | 11,277 |
| 1969 | 11,183 |
| 1970 | 11,097 |
| 1971 | 11,009 |
| 1972 | 10,936 |
| 1973 | 10,872 |
| 1974 | 10,812 |
| 1975 | 10,751 |
| 1976 | 10,689 |
| 1977 | 10,635 |
| 1978 | 10,579 |
| 1979 | 10,521 |
| 1980 | 10,459 |
| 1981 | 10,386 |
| 1982 | 10,303 |
| 1983 | 10,223 |
| 1984 | 10,140 |
| 1985 | 10,065 |
| 1986 | 10,001 |
| 1987 | 9,940 |
| 1988 | 9,892 |
| 1989 | 9,857 |
| 1990 | 9,844 |
| 1991 | 9,855 |
| 1992 | 9,894 |
| 1993 | 9,961 |
| 1994 | 10,045 |
| 1995 | 10,141 |
| 1996 | 10,237 |
| 1997 | 10,323 |
| 1998 | 10,394 |
| 1999 | 10,436 |
| 2000 | 10,455 |
| 2001 | 10,457 |
| 2002 | 10,434 |
| 2003 | 10,386 |
| 2004 | 10,333 |
| 2005 | 10,265 |
| 2006 | 10,185 |
| 2007 | 10,086 |
| 2008 | 9,978 |
| 2009 | 9,854 |
| 2010 | 9,726 |
| 2011 | 9,586 |
| 2012 | 9,457 |
| 2013 | 9,321 |
| 2014 | 9,184 |
| 2015 | 9,035 |
| 2016 | 8,902 |
| 2017 | 8,745 |
| 2018 | 8,594 |
| 2019 | 8,432 |
| 2020 | 8,280 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Papua New Guinea was 10,284 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,269 in 1960 and a minimum value of 10,284 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 18,269 |
| 1961 | 17,968 |
| 1962 | 17,677 |
| 1963 | 17,405 |
| 1964 | 17,141 |
| 1965 | 16,886 |
| 1966 | 16,631 |
| 1967 | 16,393 |
| 1968 | 16,175 |
| 1969 | 15,976 |
| 1970 | 15,791 |
| 1971 | 15,612 |
| 1972 | 15,454 |
| 1973 | 15,311 |
| 1974 | 15,178 |
| 1975 | 15,048 |
| 1976 | 14,920 |
| 1977 | 14,807 |
| 1978 | 14,693 |
| 1979 | 14,579 |
| 1980 | 14,464 |
| 1981 | 14,336 |
| 1982 | 14,198 |
| 1983 | 14,066 |
| 1984 | 13,927 |
| 1985 | 13,796 |
| 1986 | 13,679 |
| 1987 | 13,560 |
| 1988 | 13,457 |
| 1989 | 13,368 |
| 1990 | 13,305 |
| 1991 | 13,268 |
| 1992 | 13,267 |
| 1993 | 13,305 |
| 1994 | 13,368 |
| 1995 | 13,453 |
| 1996 | 13,544 |
| 1997 | 13,628 |
| 1998 | 13,699 |
| 1999 | 13,734 |
| 2000 | 13,741 |
| 2001 | 13,729 |
| 2002 | 13,679 |
| 2003 | 13,591 |
| 2004 | 13,492 |
| 2005 | 13,369 |
| 2006 | 13,225 |
| 2007 | 13,062 |
| 2008 | 12,890 |
| 2009 | 12,695 |
| 2010 | 12,495 |
| 2011 | 12,277 |
| 2012 | 12,080 |
| 2013 | 11,871 |
| 2014 | 11,659 |
| 2015 | 11,429 |
| 2016 | 11,224 |
| 2017 | 10,986 |
| 2018 | 10,755 |
| 2019 | 10,511 |
| 2020 | 10,284 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Papua New Guinea was 5,093 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,986 in 1999 and a minimum value of 5,003 in 1987.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 5,446 |
| 1976 | 5,392 |
| 1977 | 5,325 |
| 1978 | 5,269 |
| 1979 | 5,217 |
| 1980 | 5,189 |
| 1981 | 5,173 |
| 1982 | 5,157 |
| 1983 | 5,133 |
| 1984 | 5,105 |
| 1985 | 5,062 |
| 1986 | 5,027 |
| 1987 | 5,003 |
| 1988 | 5,005 |
| 1989 | 5,039 |
| 1990 | 5,130 |
| 1991 | 5,256 |
| 1992 | 5,395 |
| 1993 | 5,518 |
| 1994 | 5,640 |
| 1995 | 5,749 |
| 1996 | 5,845 |
| 1997 | 5,921 |
| 1998 | 5,974 |
| 1999 | 5,986 |
| 2000 | 5,980 |
| 2001 | 5,951 |
| 2002 | 5,910 |
| 2003 | 5,885 |
| 2004 | 5,859 |
| 2005 | 5,847 |
| 2006 | 5,842 |
| 2007 | 5,834 |
| 2008 | 5,808 |
| 2009 | 5,769 |
| 2010 | 5,708 |
| 2011 | 5,648 |
| 2012 | 5,577 |
| 2013 | 5,514 |
| 2014 | 5,465 |
| 2015 | 5,412 |
| 2016 | 5,355 |
| 2017 | 5,293 |
| 2018 | 5,236 |
| 2019 | 5,168 |
| 2020 | 5,093 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
