Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality by sex
Burundi
3.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3.39 deaths per 100 live births against 3.39 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Burundi ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 199 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.58 deaths per 100 live births | 12.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1496 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1970s | 13.2 deaths per 100 live births | 9.87 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 10.66 deaths per 100 live births | 7.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 10.31 deaths per 100 live births | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 8.17 deaths per 100 live births | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4231 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0201 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Burundi, at 3.39 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 Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Burundi ranks 45th 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 .