Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality

Burundi
3.05
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.13
in 2024
Burundi rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
44th

Infant mortality over time

  • Burundi
  • Papua New Guinea
5101520194819862024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.13 against 3.05 in Burundi, a difference of 0.08.

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 11.83 0.153 Papua New Guinea
1970s 12.22 9.36 2.86 Burundi
1980s 9.79 7.28 2.51 Burundi
1990s 9.49 6.16 3.33 Burundi
2000s 7.46 5.19 2.27 Burundi
2010s 4.4 4.14 0.2558 Burundi
2020s 3.25 3.32 0.0686 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.13 against 3.05 in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
0.08, 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?
Burundi ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed