Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Infant mortality by sex
Papua New Guinea
3.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3.49 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
46th
Turkmenistan rank
44th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 3.49 deaths per 100 live births against 3.39 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 46th and Turkmenistan ranks 44th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.88 deaths per 100 live births | 12.69 deaths per 100 live births | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 7.69 deaths per 100 live births | 9.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 7.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9804 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3206 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5235 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0655 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 3.49 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 Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 46th and Turkmenistan ranks 44th 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 .