Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Number of infant deaths, per capita

Papua New Guinea
0.0008 units per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0008 units per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
Rwanda rank
44th

Number of infant deaths, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0008 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 units per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 44th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0055 units per person 0.0056 units per person 0 units per person Rwanda
1970s 0.0038 units per person 0.006 units per person 0.0022 units per person Rwanda
1980s 0.0027 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.002 units per person Rwanda
1990s 0.0021 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.003 units per person Rwanda
2000s 0.0017 units per person 0.0029 units per person 0.0012 units per person Rwanda
2010s 0.0012 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0 units per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0008 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0 units per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0008 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
0 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for number of infant deaths, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 44th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 13,430 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.