Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of infants who die before age 1

Cambodia
6,946 deaths
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
8,219 deaths
in 2023
Cambodia rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Cambodia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 8,219 deaths against 6,946 deaths in Cambodia, a difference of 1,273 deaths.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 35,012 deaths 11,898 deaths 23,114 deaths Cambodia
1960s 35,279 deaths 11,460 deaths 23,819 deaths Cambodia
1970s 28,769 deaths 10,246 deaths 18,524 deaths Cambodia
1980s 29,636 deaths 9,151 deaths 20,485 deaths Cambodia
1990s 32,624 deaths 9,627 deaths 22,997 deaths Cambodia
2000s 20,045 deaths 10,740 deaths 9,305 deaths Cambodia
2010s 10,441 deaths 10,115 deaths 326.3 deaths Cambodia
2020s 7,487 deaths 8,645 deaths 1,158 deaths Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cambodia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 8,219 deaths against 6,946 deaths in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cambodia and Papua New Guinea?
1,273 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Cambodia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.