Bolivia vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality rate

Bolivia
3.2%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.2%
in 2023
Bolivia rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
37th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Bolivia
  • Papua New Guinea
51015195019862023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.2% against 3.2% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 16.4% 15.0% 1.3% Bolivia
1960s 15.2% 11.7% 3.5% Bolivia
1970s 13.6% 8.9% 4.7% Bolivia
1980s 11.5% 7.1% 4.4% Bolivia
1990s 8.6% 6.0% 2.6% Bolivia
2000s 5.8% 5.1% 0.7% Bolivia
2010s 4.0% 4.1% 0.1% Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.3% 3.4% 0.1% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Bolivia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.2% against 3.2% in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Bolivia ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
% of infants
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.