Papua New Guinea vs Venezuela: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency)

Papua New Guinea
7,969
in 2024
Venezuela
9,068
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Venezuela rank
55th

Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Venezuela
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922024

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 9,068 against 7,969 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,099.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Venezuela ranks 55th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 12,223 20,963 8,740 Venezuela
1970s 10,542 19,664 9,122 Venezuela
1980s 9,219 16,166 6,946 Venezuela
1990s 9,710 12,316 2,606 Venezuela
2000s 10,747 9,234 1,513 Papua New Guinea
2010s 10,042 9,886 156.8 Papua New Guinea
2020s 8,440 9,174 734 Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Papua New Guinea or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 9,068 against 7,969 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Papua New Guinea and Venezuela?
1,099, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Venezuela?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Venezuela rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Venezuela ranks 55th 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.