Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Mauritania
30.22 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
31.28 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 31.28 per 1,000 live births against 30.22 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 1.06 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.56 per 1,000 live births | 51.94 per 1,000 live births | 2.61 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 38.85 per 1,000 live births | 41.39 per 1,000 live births | 2.54 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 32.06 per 1,000 live births | 33.16 per 1,000 live births | 1.1 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 31.28 per 1,000 live births against 30.22 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.06 per 1,000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 49th 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.