Angola vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)

Angola
32.13 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
31.28 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Angola rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th

Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time

  • Angola
  • Papua New Guinea
406080100200020122024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 32.13 per 1,000 live births against 31.28 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.85 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 82.17 per 1,000 live births 51.94 per 1,000 live births 30.23 per 1,000 live births Angola
2010s 41.03 per 1,000 live births 41.39 per 1,000 live births 0.3594 per 1,000 live births Papua New Guinea
2020s 33.64 per 1,000 live births 33.16 per 1,000 live births 0.478 per 1,000 live births Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Angola or Papua New Guinea?
Angola, at 32.13 per 1,000 live births against 31.28 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Angola and Papua New Guinea?
0.85 per 1,000 live births, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Angola and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Angola ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
234 places, 5,850 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed