Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Burundi
30.5
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
31.28
in 2024
Burundi rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 31.28 against 30.5 in Burundi, a difference of 0.78.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Burundi ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.8 | 118.33 | 1.53 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 122.21 | 93.61 | 28.6 | Burundi |
| 1980s | 97.85 | 72.77 | 25.08 | Burundi |
| 1990s | 94.92 | 61.63 | 33.29 | Burundi |
| 2000s | 74.63 | 51.94 | 22.69 | Burundi |
| 2010s | 43.95 | 41.39 | 2.56 | Burundi |
| 2020s | 32.47 | 33.16 | 0.6856 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 31.28 against 30.5 in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.78, with Papua New Guinea 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 rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Burundi ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.