Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality by sex
Botswana
3.55 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
46th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.55 deaths per 100 live births against 3.39 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.73 deaths per 100 live births | 16.87 deaths per 100 live births | 3.14 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 11.69 deaths per 100 live births | 13.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 8.8 deaths per 100 live births | 9.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.46 deaths per 100 live births | 7.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.592 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5404 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1971 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Botswana, at 3.55 deaths per 100 live births against 3.39 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Botswana ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .