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

Mauritania
30.22
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
31.28
in 2024
Mauritania rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
44th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 31.28 against 30.22 in Mauritania, a difference of 1.06.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 200 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1940s 152.13 197.33 45.2 Papua New Guinea
1950s 144.17 170.76 26.58 Papua New Guinea
1960s 125.9 128.28 2.38 Papua New Guinea
1970s 116.64 93.61 23.03 Mauritania
1980s 86.08 72.77 13.31 Mauritania
1990s 72.21 61.63 10.59 Mauritania
2000s 54.56 51.94 2.61 Mauritania
2010s 38.85 41.39 2.54 Papua New Guinea
2020s 32.06 33.16 1.1 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), Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 31.28 against 30.22 in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
1.06, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
77 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
Mauritania ranks 47th 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