Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality rate by sex
Ethiopia
2.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.85 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.91 deaths per 100 live births against 2.85 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.97 deaths per 100 live births | 11.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 14.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.82 deaths per 100 live births | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 14.49 deaths per 100 live births | 6.84 deaths per 100 live births | 7.65 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 9.9 deaths per 100 live births | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3397 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6075 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Ethiopia, at 2.91 deaths per 100 live births against 2.85 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .