Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Infant mortality rate

Papua New Guinea
3.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Turkmenistan rank
46th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Turkmenistan
5101520194819862024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.13 deaths per 100 live births against 3.04 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 44th and Turkmenistan ranks 46th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1970s 8.41 deaths per 100 live births 11.44 deaths per 100 live births 3.03 deaths per 100 live births Turkmenistan
1980s 7.28 deaths per 100 live births 8.64 deaths per 100 live births 1.36 deaths per 100 live births Turkmenistan
1990s 6.16 deaths per 100 live births 6.57 deaths per 100 live births 0.41 deaths per 100 live births Turkmenistan
2000s 5.19 deaths per 100 live births 4.54 deaths per 100 live births 0.6552 deaths per 100 live births Papua New Guinea
2010s 4.14 deaths per 100 live births 3.42 deaths per 100 live births 0.7172 deaths per 100 live births Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.32 deaths per 100 live births 3.2 deaths per 100 live births 0.1187 deaths per 100 live births Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.13 deaths per 100 live births against 3.04 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 44th and Turkmenistan ranks 46th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .