Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality

Mauritania
3.02
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.13
in 2024
Mauritania rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
44th

Infant mortality over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.13 against 3.02 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.11.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 195 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1940s 15.21 19.73 4.52 Papua New Guinea
1950s 14.42 17.08 2.66 Papua New Guinea
1960s 12.59 12.83 0.238 Papua New Guinea
1970s 11.66 9.36 2.3 Mauritania
1980s 8.61 7.28 1.33 Mauritania
1990s 7.22 6.16 1.06 Mauritania
2000s 5.46 5.19 0.2612 Mauritania
2010s 3.89 4.14 0.254 Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.21 3.32 0.1103 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.13 against 3.02 in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
0.11, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
77 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality?
Mauritania ranks 47th 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