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

Colombia
6,944 deaths
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
8,219 deaths
in 2023
Colombia rank
59th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 8,219 deaths against 6,944 deaths in Colombia, a difference of 1,275 deaths.

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

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

Colombia ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 69,499 deaths 11,898 deaths 57,601 deaths Colombia
1960s 63,886 deaths 11,460 deaths 52,426 deaths Colombia
1970s 46,030 deaths 10,246 deaths 35,785 deaths Colombia
1980s 30,780 deaths 9,151 deaths 21,629 deaths Colombia
1990s 22,158 deaths 9,627 deaths 12,531 deaths Colombia
2000s 15,021 deaths 10,740 deaths 4,281 deaths Colombia
2010s 9,375 deaths 10,115 deaths 740.2 deaths Papua New Guinea
2020s 7,374 deaths 8,645 deaths 1,272 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, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 8,219 deaths against 6,944 deaths in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
1,275 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Colombia ranks 59th 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.