Papua New Guinea - Infant Mortality Rate 1976
87.9
−2.6 from 1975
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate was 87.9 in 1976, decreased +2.6 from 90.5 in 1975. This was the 106th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1976▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sweden | 8.3 | -5.7% |
| 2nd | Finland | 9.4 | -6.9% |
| 3rd | Japan | 9.4 | -6.0% |
| 4th | Denmark | 9.6 | -5.9% |
| 5th | Norway | 9.8 | -5.8% |
| 6th | Iceland | 9.9 | -5.7% |
| 7th | Netherlands | 10.0 | -3.8% |
| 8th | Switzerland | 10.5 | -6.2% |
| 9th | France | 11.8 | -4.1% |
| 10th | Singapore | 13.1 | -7.7% |
| 11th | Canada | 13.3 | -5.7% |
| 12th | Luxembourg | 13.4 | -5.0% |
| 13th | Australia | 13.5 | -6.3% |
| 14th | New Zealand | 14.5 | -3.3% |
| 15th | Belgium | 14.8 | -5.7% |
| 16th | United Kingdom | 14.8 | -3.9% |
| 17th | United States | 15.2 | -4.4% |
| 18th | Ireland | 16.1 | -4.7% |
| 19th | Germany | 16.6 | -6.2% |
| 20th | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.0 | -5.6% |
| 21st | Spain | 17.2 | -7.5% |
| 22nd | Belarus | 17.7 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Lithuania | 17.7 | -0.6% |
| 24th | Malta | 18.0 | -5.3% |
| 25th | Austria | 18.1 | -9.0% |
| 26th | Czechia | 18.1 | -3.7% |
| 27th | Italy | 18.8 | -8.3% |
| 28th | Israel | 19.9 | -5.7% |
| 29th | Russian Federation | 21.9 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Greece | 22.3 | -4.3% |
| 31st | Slovak Republic | 22.8 | -3.0% |
| 32nd | Cuba | 22.9 | -5.8% |
| 33rd | Brunei Darussalam | 23.1 | -7.6% |
| 34th | Bulgaria | 23.6 | -2.5% |
| 35th | Poland | 23.8 | -3.3% |
| 36th | Dominica | 24.1 | -6.2% |
| 37th | Ukraine | 25.9 | -1.5% |
| 38th | Bahamas, The | 26.4 | -0.8% |
| 39th | Tonga | 28.4 | -4.7% |
| 40th | Cyprus | 29.1 | -6.4% |
| 41st | Hungary | 29.3 | -9.0% |
| 42nd | Malaysia | 29.8 | -6.3% |
| 43rd | Barbados | 29.9 | -5.4% |
| 44th | British Virgin Islands | 30.6 | -2.5% |
| 45th | Grenada | 31.0 | -1.9% |
| 46th | Seychelles | 32.3 | -8.8% |
| 47th | Costa Rica | 32.5 | -12.9% |
| 48th | Portugal | 32.6 | -9.2% |
| 49th | St. Lucia | 33.0 | -7.3% |
| 50th | Romania | 33.0 | -5.7% |
| 51st | Korea | 34.0 | -3.7% |
| 52nd | Qatar | 36.8 | -5.4% |
| 53rd | Jamaica | 37.2 | -3.4% |
| 54th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 37.3 | -6.8% |
| 55th | Panama | 37.7 | -4.1% |
| 56th | Bahrain | 38.4 | -7.9% |
| 57th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 38.9 | -4.4% |
| 58th | United Arab Emirates | 40.0 | -9.7% |
| 59th | Samoa | 40.2 | -5.0% |
| 60th | Fiji | 40.4 | -2.7% |
| 61st | Kuwait | 40.6 | -6.0% |
| 62nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.0 | -2.6% |
| 63rd | Sri Lanka | 43.4 | -4.2% |
| 64th | Mauritius | 44.0 | -11.1% |
| 65th | Moldova | 45.4 | -2.4% |
| 66th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 47.4 | -2.1% |
| 67th | Palau | 47.8 | -5.9% |
| 68th | Chile | 48.2 | -12.8% |
| 69th | Uruguay | 48.6 | -1.6% |
| 70th | Solomon Islands | 48.7 | -10.8% |
| 71st | Argentina | 50.3 | -5.5% |
| 72nd | Marshall Islands | 51.3 | -1.0% |
| 73rd | Viet Nam | 51.3 | -1.5% |
| 74th | São Tomé and Principe | 52.1 | 0.6% |
| 75th | Philippines | 52.9 | 0.2% |
| 76th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 54.9 | -2.7% |
| 77th | Jordan | 54.9 | -4.0% |
| 78th | Georgia | 55.2 | -3.7% |
| 79th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.8 | -2.4% |
| 80th | Colombia | 57.1 | -4.8% |
| 81st | Paraguay | 57.4 | -1.7% |
| 82nd | Belize | 58.3 | -3.6% |
| 83rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 58.9 | -4.4% |
| 84th | Thailand | 59.2 | -4.7% |
| 85th | Guyana | 60.0 | -0.2% |
| 86th | China | 60.9 | -5.9% |
| 87th | Cabo Verde | 62.9 | -4.8% |
| 88th | Vanuatu | 63.0 | -4.1% |
| 89th | Tuvalu | 63.3 | -5.4% |
| 90th | Namibia | 65.6 | 2.5% |
| 91st | Libya | 65.7 | -6.0% |
| 92nd | Iraq | 66.6 | -4.0% |
| 93rd | Kazakhstan | 67.3 | -1.9% |
| 94th | Congo, Republic of | 67.5 | -1.5% |
| 95th | Mexico | 67.7 | -3.3% |
| 96th | Zimbabwe | 71.3 | 1.7% |
| 97th | Botswana | 74.8 | -5.0% |
| 98th | Dominican Republic | 75.3 | -3.1% |
| 99th | Kenya | 76.5 | -2.7% |
| 100th | Tunisia | 78.8 | -6.2% |
| 101st | Gabon | 79.4 | -2.2% |
| 102nd | Zambia | 80.1 | -0.7% |
| 103rd | Armenia | 81.2 | - |
| 104th | Ecuador | 83.4 | -4.2% |
| 105th | Honduras | 83.7 | -3.9% |
| 106th | Papua New Guinea | 87.9 | -2.9% |
| 107th | West Bank and Gaza | 88.3 | -5.9% |
| 108th | Brazil | 88.4 | -2.6% |
| 109th | Madagascar | 88.8 | 2.0% |
| 110th | Sudan | 90.0 | -0.1% |
| 111th | Kiribati | 92.7 | -1.0% |
| 112th | El Salvador | 94.5 | -3.1% |
| 113th | Indonesia | 94.8 | -2.5% |
| 114th | Peru | 95.4 | -2.6% |
| 115th | Eritrea | 95.8 | -19.1% |
| 116th | Eswatini | 97.9 | -3.4% |
| 117th | Ghana | 98.0 | -3.4% |
| 118th | Tajikistan | 100.6 | -2.6% |
| 119th | Lebanon | 102.4 | 102.8% |
| 120th | Nicaragua | 102.6 | -4.3% |
| 121st | Mauritania | 106.5 | -0.9% |
| 122nd | Tanzania | 107.0 | -1.5% |
| 123rd | Togo | 108.1 | -2.0% |
| 124th | Senegal | 109.4 | -2.8% |
| 125th | Guatemala | 111.4 | 5.9% |
| 126th | South Africa | 111.4 | - |
| 127th | Myanmar | 111.7 | -1.8% |
| 128th | Saudi Arabia | 112.2 | -6.5% |
| 129th | Cameroon | 113.5 | -0.6% |
| 130th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 114.7 | -5.3% |
| 131st | Morocco | 114.7 | -2.6% |
| 132nd | Oman | 117.7 | -6.4% |
| 133rd | Uganda | 117.7 | 2.6% |
| 134th | Central African Republic | 119.3 | -1.4% |
| 135th | Türkiye | 119.5 | -3.2% |
| 136th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 119.7 | -1.2% |
| 137th | Nigeria | 120.0 | -3.6% |
| 138th | Lesotho | 121.7 | -3.4% |
| 139th | India | 121.9 | -2.3% |
| 140th | Burundi | 122.2 | -0.1% |
| 141st | Benin | 124.2 | -2.1% |
| 142nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 128.2 | -4.0% |
| 143rd | Rwanda | 130.0 | 2.0% |
| 144th | Pakistan | 130.1 | -0.5% |
| 145th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 132.5 | -2.9% |
| 146th | Chad | 133.3 | -0.4% |
| 147th | Gambia, The | 133.5 | -1.5% |
| 148th | Algeria | 134.0 | -3.8% |
| 149th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 137.0 | -2.7% |
| 150th | Comoros | 139.5 | -2.1% |
| 151st | Burkina Faso | 140.8 | -3.6% |
| 152nd | Bangladesh | 144.2 | -1.2% |
| 153rd | Haiti | 144.8 | -2.6% |
| 154th | Sierra Leone | 145.0 | -0.8% |
| 155th | Malawi | 148.0 | -2.4% |
| 156th | Maldives | 149.2 | -5.1% |
| 157th | Mozambique | 149.3 | 0.1% |
| 158th | Niger | 149.9 | -1.3% |
| 159th | Nepal | 159.1 | -2.2% |
| 160th | Bhutan | 159.5 | -2.6% |
| 161st | South Sudan | 163.0 | -1.3% |
| 162nd | Liberia | 167.7 | -1.8% |
| 163rd | Guinea | 170.6 | -1.2% |
| 164th | Mali | 171.2 | -2.2% |
| 165th | Yemen, Republic of | 182.9 | -3.8% |
| 166th | Afghanistan | 204.1 | -1.6% |
| 167th | Cambodia | 245.5 | - |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 1976?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 1976 was 87.9. This ranked 106th globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate change in 1976?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.9% in 1976 compared to 1975.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1976?▾
Cambodia had the highest infant mortality rate in 1976 at 245.5.
What is the infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 1976?▾
The infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 1976 was 87.9. This ranked 106th globally.
How does 1976 compare to 1975 for Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate went from 90.5 in 1975 to 87.9 in 1976, a 2.9% decrease.
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