Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality rate
Gambia
3.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.27 deaths per 100 live births against 3.13 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Gambia ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 199 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16 deaths per 100 live births | 15.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.323 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1960s | 15.22 deaths per 100 live births | 12.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 13.74 deaths per 100 live births | 9.36 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 11.44 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | 4.16 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 8.76 deaths per 100 live births | 6.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 6.29 deaths per 100 live births | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.309 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1635 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 3.27 deaths per 100 live births against 3.13 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with Gambia 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?
- Gambia ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .