Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Mortality rate, infant
Papua New Guinea
31.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
30.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
44th
Turkmenistan rank
46th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 31.3 per 1,000 live births against 30.4 per 1,000 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 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 197 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 | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | 114.43 per 1,000 live births | 30.33 per 1,000 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 72.78 per 1,000 live births | 86.37 per 1,000 live births | 13.59 per 1,000 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 61.61 per 1,000 live births | 65.73 per 1,000 live births | 4.12 per 1,000 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 51.96 per 1,000 live births | 45.4 per 1,000 live births | 6.56 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 41.39 per 1,000 live births | 34.22 per 1,000 live births | 7.17 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 33.18 per 1,000 live births | 31.96 per 1,000 live births | 1.22 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, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 31.3 per 1,000 live births against 30.4 per 1,000 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.9 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 44th and Turkmenistan ranks 46th 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.