European Union vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, infant
European Union
3.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
31.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
European Union rank
46th
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- European Union
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 31.3 per 1,000 live births against 3.2 per 1,000 live births in European Union, a difference of 28.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 9.8 times European Union's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.05 per 1,000 live births | 61.61 per 1,000 live births | 53.56 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.97 per 1,000 live births | 51.96 per 1,000 live births | 46.99 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.59 per 1,000 live births | 41.39 per 1,000 live births | 37.8 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.21 per 1,000 live births | 33.18 per 1,000 live births | 29.97 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, European Union or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 31.3 per 1,000 live births against 3.2 per 1,000 live births in European Union as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between European Union and Papua New Guinea?
- 28.1 per 1,000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do European Union and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- European Union ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 47 groups.
- 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.