Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)

Gambia
32.7
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
31.28
in 2024
Gambia rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
44th

Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time

  • Gambia
  • Papua New Guinea
50100150200194819862024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 32.7 against 31.28 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.42.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Gambia ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 200 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 159.95 156.72 3.23 Gambia
1960s 152.18 128.28 23.9 Gambia
1970s 137.37 93.61 43.76 Gambia
1980s 114.42 72.77 41.65 Gambia
1990s 87.6 61.63 25.97 Gambia
2000s 62.95 51.94 11 Gambia
2010s 44.48 41.39 3.09 Gambia
2020s 34.8 33.16 1.64 Gambia

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), Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
Gambia, at 32.7 against 31.28 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
1.42, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
Gambia ranks 41st 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.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 13,719 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed