Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Infant mortality by sex
Papua New Guinea
3.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
3.23 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
46th
Rwanda rank
49th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.39 deaths per 100 live births against 3.23 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.43 deaths per 100 live births | 14.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 13.47 deaths per 100 live births | 12.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 9.87 deaths per 100 live births | 13.18 deaths per 100 live births | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 12.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 7.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5799 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2472 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.39 deaths per 100 live births against 3.23 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 49th 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 .