Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, infant
Botswana
32.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
31.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 32.1 per 1,000 live births against 31.3 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.77 per 1,000 live births | 128.28 per 1,000 live births | 20.51 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 80.27 per 1,000 live births | 93.59 per 1,000 live births | 13.32 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 49.04 per 1,000 live births | 72.78 per 1,000 live births | 23.74 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 40.49 per 1,000 live births | 61.61 per 1,000 live births | 21.12 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 44.85 per 1,000 live births | 51.96 per 1,000 live births | 7.11 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 45.34 per 1,000 live births | 41.39 per 1,000 live births | 3.95 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 34.32 per 1,000 live births | 33.18 per 1,000 live births | 1.14 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Botswana, at 32.1 per 1,000 live births against 31.3 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Botswana ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.