Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Burundi
3.05 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.13 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.13 per 1,000 live births against 3.05 per 1,000 live births in Burundi, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Burundi ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.68 per 1,000 live births | 11.83 per 1,000 live births | 0.152 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 12.22 per 1,000 live births | 9.36 per 1,000 live births | 2.86 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 9.79 per 1,000 live births | 7.28 per 1,000 live births | 2.51 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 9.49 per 1,000 live births | 6.16 per 1,000 live births | 3.33 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 7.46 per 1,000 live births | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 2.27 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 4.39 per 1,000 live births | 4.14 per 1,000 live births | 0.255 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 3.25 per 1,000 live births | 3.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.07 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.13 per 1,000 live births against 3.05 per 1,000 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.08 per 1,000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Burundi ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.