Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Gambia
3.27 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.13 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.27 per 1,000 live births against 3.13 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 195 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.22 per 1,000 live births | 12.83 per 1,000 live births | 2.39 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 13.74 per 1,000 live births | 9.36 per 1,000 live births | 4.38 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 11.44 per 1,000 live births | 7.28 per 1,000 live births | 4.16 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 8.76 per 1,000 live births | 6.16 per 1,000 live births | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 6.29 per 1,000 live births | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 1.1 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.45 per 1,000 live births | 4.14 per 1,000 live births | 0.309 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3.48 per 1,000 live births | 3.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.162 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 3.27 per 1,000 live births against 3.13 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.14 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Gambia ranks 41st 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.