Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate was -2.8 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-2.8 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
113th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.71 % change on previous year
in 1997
All-time low
-9.63 % change on previous year
in 1998
Years of data
74
1951–2024
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, 1951–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded -2.8 % change on previous year for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.71 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -9.63 % change on previous year, in 1998.
That places Papua New Guinea 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2.8 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | -7.7 % change on previous year | -374.9% |
| 1953 | -2.54 % change on previous year | -67.0% |
| 1954 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1955 | -2.51 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1956 | -2.55 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1957 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1958 | -2.67 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1959 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1960 | -2.72 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1961 | -2.84 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1962 | -2.83 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1963 | -2.93 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1964 | -2.98 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1965 | -3.06 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1966 | -3.09 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1967 | -3.14 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1968 | -3.17 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1969 | -3.15 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1970 | -3.14 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1971 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1972 | -3.11 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1973 | -3.18 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1974 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1975 | -3 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1976 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1977 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1978 | -2.71 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1979 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1980 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1981 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1982 | -2.26 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1983 | -2.21 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1984 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1985 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1986 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1987 | -1.7 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1988 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1989 | -1.7 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1990 | -1.68 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1991 | -1.77 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1992 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1993 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1994 | -1.7 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1995 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 1996 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 7.71 % change on previous year | -621.6% |
| 1998 | -9.63 % change on previous year | -224.9% |
| 1999 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 2000 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.44 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2002 | -1.49 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2003 | -1.6 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2004 | -1.78 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 2005 | -1.82 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2006 | -1.88 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2007 | -2.06 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2008 | -2.16 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2009 | -2.35 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 2010 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2011 | -2.44 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 2012 | -2.48 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2013 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2014 | -2.57 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -268.4% |
| 2016 | -8.93 % change on previous year | -306.5% |
| 2017 | -2.74 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 2018 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2019 | -2.72 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2020 | -3 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2021 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 2022 | -2.84 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2023 | -2.87 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2024 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +621.6% | -1.48 % change on previous year | 7.71 % change on previous year |
| 1952 | -374.9% | 2.8 % change on previous year | -7.7 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -306.5% | 4.33 % change on previous year | -8.93 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +268.4% | -2.57 % change on previous year | 4.33 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -224.9% | 7.71 % change on previous year | -9.63 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +85.7% | -9.63 % change on previous year | -1.38 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.53 % change on previous year | -7.7 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | -2.99 % change on previous year | -3.17 % change on previous year | -2.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.93 % change on previous year | -3.18 % change on previous year | -2.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.01 % change on previous year | -2.42 % change on previous year | -1.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.46 % change on previous year | -9.63 % change on previous year | 7.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.8 % change on previous year | -2.35 % change on previous year | -1.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.46 % change on previous year | -8.93 % change on previous year | 4.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.84 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year | -2.69 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 110 Comoros, Union of the -2.78 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Tonga -2.79 % change on previous year compare
- 112 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of -2.79 % change on previous year compare
- 114 Malta -2.8 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Haiti -2.81 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of -2.83 % change on previous year compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea was -2.8 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.71 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.63 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality by sex Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.