Number of infant deaths in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of infant deaths was 7,969 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7,969 deaths
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
57th
of 199 countries
All-time high
13,679 deaths
in 1951
All-time low
7,969 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
74
1951–2024
Number of infant deaths in Papua New Guinea, 1951–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 7,969 deaths for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Papua New Guinea peaked at 13,679 deaths in 1951 and was at its lowest, 7,969 deaths, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 57th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 13,679 deaths | — |
| 1952 | 12,986 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1953 | 13,081 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 13,076 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 13,051 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 13,029 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 12,988 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 12,929 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 12,829 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 12,729 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 12,637 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 12,544 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 12,427 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 12,299 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 12,174 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 12,052 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 11,922 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 11,792 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 11,653 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 11,502 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 11,330 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 11,156 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 10,923 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 10,664 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 10,404 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 10,175 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 9,961 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 9,755 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 9,554 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 9,387 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 9,259 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 9,190 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 9,174 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 9,182 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 9,186 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9,190 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9,201 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 9,210 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 9,214 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9,206 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 9,188 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 9,226 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 9,349 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 9,475 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 9,593 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 9,746 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10,892 deaths | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 10,111 deaths | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 10,310 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 10,474 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 10,609 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 10,723 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 10,822 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10,860 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10,861 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10,849 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 10,812 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 10,766 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10,695 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 10,629 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 10,546 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 10,413 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 10,272 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 10,122 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 10,702 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 9,743 deaths | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 9,526 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 9,340 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9,132 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 8,918 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 8,685 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 8,438 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 8,190 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 7,969 deaths | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,072 deaths | 12,829 deaths | 13,679 deaths | 9 |
| 1960s | 12,223 deaths | 11,653 deaths | 12,729 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 10,542 deaths | 9,554 deaths | 11,502 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,219 deaths | 9,174 deaths | 9,387 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,710 deaths | 9,188 deaths | 10,892 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,747 deaths | 10,474 deaths | 10,861 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,042 deaths | 9,132 deaths | 10,702 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,440 deaths | 7,969 deaths | 8,918 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of infant deaths in Papua New Guinea was 7,969 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 13,679 deaths in 1951.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,969 deaths in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of infant deaths?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .