Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of infant deaths

Colombia
7,362
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,969
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Colombia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7,969 against 7,362 in Colombia, a difference of 607.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 63,517 12,223 51,294 Colombia
1970s 46,601 10,542 36,059 Colombia
1980s 30,919 9,219 21,700 Colombia
1990s 22,919 9,710 13,210 Colombia
2000s 15,915 10,747 5,168 Colombia
2010s 10,135 10,042 92.1 Colombia
2020s 7,918 8,440 522.2 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 against 7,362 in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
607, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.