Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of infant deaths
Colombia
7,362 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,969 deaths
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Colombia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7,969 deaths against 7,362 deaths in Colombia, a difference of 607 deaths.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67,772 deaths | 12,965 deaths | 54,807 deaths | Colombia |
| 1960s | 63,517 deaths | 12,223 deaths | 51,294 deaths | Colombia |
| 1970s | 46,601 deaths | 10,542 deaths | 36,059 deaths | Colombia |
| 1980s | 30,919 deaths | 9,219 deaths | 21,700 deaths | Colombia |
| 1990s | 22,919 deaths | 9,710 deaths | 13,210 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 15,915 deaths | 10,747 deaths | 5,168 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10,135 deaths | 10,042 deaths | 92.1 deaths | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7,918 deaths | 8,440 deaths | 522.2 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7,969 deaths against 7,362 deaths in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 607 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .