Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 31.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
31.3 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
44th
of 197 countries
All-time high
146.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
31.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Papua New Guinea is 31.3 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Papua New Guinea peaked at 146.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 31.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 146.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 142.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 138.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 134.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 130 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 126 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 122.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 118.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 114.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 110.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 103.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 100.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 97.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 94.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 91.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 88.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 86.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 84 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 81.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 80 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 78 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 76.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 74.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 73.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 71.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 70.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 69.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 66.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 65.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 63.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 62.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 61.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 64.3 per 1,000 live births | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 57 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 55.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 54.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 51.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 50.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 49.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 44.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 43.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 41.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 39.4 per 1,000 live births | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 38.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 37.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 36.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 35.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 33.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 31.3 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.7 per 1,000 live births, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 31.3 per 1,000 live births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.85 per 1,000 live births, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128.28 per 1,000 live births | 110.8 per 1,000 live births | 146.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.59 per 1,000 live births | 81.9 per 1,000 live births | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.78 per 1,000 live births | 66.8 per 1,000 live births | 80 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.61 per 1,000 live births | 57 per 1,000 live births | 65.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.96 per 1,000 live births | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.39 per 1,000 live births | 36.2 per 1,000 live births | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.18 per 1,000 live births | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | 35.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Papua New Guinea?
- Mortality rate, infant in Papua New Guinea was 31.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 146.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.