Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality rate by sex

Gambia
2.85 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.85 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Gambia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.85 deaths per 100 live births against 2.85 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Gambia ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 14.71 deaths per 100 live births 14.87 deaths per 100 live births 0.1613 deaths per 100 live births Papua New Guinea
1960s 13.97 deaths per 100 live births 12.16 deaths per 100 live births 1.82 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
1970s 12.56 deaths per 100 live births 8.82 deaths per 100 live births 3.74 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
1980s 10.37 deaths per 100 live births 6.84 deaths per 100 live births 3.54 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
1990s 7.86 deaths per 100 live births 5.78 deaths per 100 live births 2.08 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
2000s 5.56 deaths per 100 live births 4.84 deaths per 100 live births 0.7179 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
2010s 3.88 deaths per 100 live births 3.81 deaths per 100 live births 0.0718 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
2020s 3.03 deaths per 100 live births 3.03 deaths per 100 live births 0.0007 deaths per 100 live births Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.85 deaths per 100 live births against 2.85 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
0 deaths per 100 live births, with Papua New Guinea 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 by sex?
Gambia ranks 43rd 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) – 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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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .