Papua New Guinea - Infant Mortality Rate 1977
85.4
−2.5 from 1976
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate was 85.4 in 1977, decreased +2.5 from 87.9 in 1976. This was the 108th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1977▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sweden | 8.0 | -3.6% |
| 2nd | Finland | 8.8 | -6.4% |
| 3rd | Japan | 8.8 | -6.4% |
| 4th | Denmark | 9.2 | -4.2% |
| 5th | Norway | 9.3 | -5.1% |
| 6th | Iceland | 9.4 | -5.1% |
| 7th | Netherlands | 9.7 | -3.0% |
| 8th | Switzerland | 9.8 | -6.7% |
| 9th | France | 11.4 | -3.4% |
| 10th | Canada | 12.5 | -6.0% |
| 11th | Singapore | 12.5 | -4.6% |
| 12th | Australia | 12.7 | -5.9% |
| 13th | Luxembourg | 12.7 | -5.2% |
| 14th | New Zealand | 14.0 | -3.4% |
| 15th | Belgium | 14.1 | -4.7% |
| 16th | United Kingdom | 14.1 | -4.7% |
| 17th | United States | 14.4 | -5.3% |
| 18th | Ireland | 15.2 | -5.6% |
| 19th | Germany | 15.5 | -6.6% |
| 20th | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.9 | -6.5% |
| 21st | Spain | 15.9 | -7.6% |
| 22nd | Austria | 16.7 | -7.7% |
| 23rd | Malta | 17.1 | -5.0% |
| 24th | Czechia | 17.3 | -4.4% |
| 25th | Italy | 17.3 | -8.0% |
| 26th | Lithuania | 17.4 | -1.7% |
| 27th | Belarus | 17.6 | -0.6% |
| 28th | Israel | 18.6 | -6.5% |
| 29th | Greece | 21.1 | -5.4% |
| 30th | Brunei Darussalam | 21.3 | -7.8% |
| 31st | Cuba | 21.6 | -5.7% |
| 32nd | Russian Federation | 21.9 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Slovak Republic | 22.1 | -3.1% |
| 34th | Dominica | 22.6 | -6.2% |
| 35th | Bulgaria | 22.8 | -3.4% |
| 36th | Poland | 23.1 | -2.9% |
| 37th | Ukraine | 25.5 | -1.5% |
| 38th | Bahamas, The | 26.1 | -1.1% |
| 39th | Hungary | 26.5 | -9.6% |
| 40th | Cyprus | 26.8 | -7.9% |
| 41st | Tonga | 27.2 | -4.2% |
| 42nd | Malaysia | 28.0 | -6.0% |
| 43rd | Costa Rica | 28.1 | -13.5% |
| 44th | Barbados | 28.2 | -5.7% |
| 45th | Seychelles | 29.4 | -9.0% |
| 46th | Portugal | 29.5 | -9.5% |
| 47th | British Virgin Islands | 29.9 | -2.3% |
| 48th | Grenada | 30.4 | -1.9% |
| 49th | St. Lucia | 30.7 | -7.0% |
| 50th | Romania | 31.3 | -5.2% |
| 51st | Korea | 32.7 | -3.8% |
| 52nd | Qatar | 34.8 | -5.4% |
| 53rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 34.8 | -6.7% |
| 54th | Bahrain | 35.5 | -7.6% |
| 55th | United Arab Emirates | 36.0 | -10.0% |
| 56th | Jamaica | 36.0 | -3.2% |
| 57th | Panama | 36.5 | -3.2% |
| 58th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 37.3 | -4.1% |
| 59th | Kuwait | 38.0 | -6.4% |
| 60th | Samoa | 38.3 | -4.7% |
| 61st | Fiji | 38.9 | -3.7% |
| 62nd | Mauritius | 39.4 | -10.5% |
| 63rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 39.9 | -2.7% |
| 64th | Sri Lanka | 41.1 | -5.3% |
| 65th | Chile | 41.5 | -13.9% |
| 66th | Moldova | 44.4 | -2.2% |
| 67th | Palau | 45.1 | -5.6% |
| 68th | Solomon Islands | 45.9 | -5.7% |
| 69th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 46.3 | -2.3% |
| 70th | Uruguay | 46.5 | -4.3% |
| 71st | Argentina | 46.9 | -6.8% |
| 72nd | Viet Nam | 50.5 | -1.6% |
| 73rd | Marshall Islands | 50.8 | -1.0% |
| 74th | São Tomé and Principe | 52.4 | 0.6% |
| 75th | Jordan | 52.6 | -4.2% |
| 76th | Philippines | 52.8 | -0.2% |
| 77th | Georgia | 53.2 | -3.6% |
| 78th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 53.6 | -2.4% |
| 79th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 54.0 | -4.9% |
| 80th | Colombia | 54.2 | -5.1% |
| 81st | Belize | 56.2 | -3.6% |
| 82nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 56.2 | -4.6% |
| 83rd | Paraguay | 56.4 | -1.7% |
| 84th | Lebanon | 56.5 | -44.8% |
| 85th | Thailand | 56.6 | -4.4% |
| 86th | China | 57.3 | -5.9% |
| 87th | Guyana | 59.8 | -0.3% |
| 88th | Tuvalu | 60.0 | -5.2% |
| 89th | Cabo Verde | 60.1 | -4.5% |
| 90th | Vanuatu | 60.3 | -4.3% |
| 91st | Libya | 62.0 | -5.6% |
| 92nd | Iraq | 64.0 | -3.9% |
| 93rd | Mexico | 65.3 | -3.5% |
| 94th | Kazakhstan | 66.0 | -1.9% |
| 95th | Congo, Republic of | 66.4 | -1.6% |
| 96th | Namibia | 67.2 | 2.4% |
| 97th | Botswana | 70.9 | -5.2% |
| 98th | Zimbabwe | 72.6 | 1.8% |
| 99th | Dominican Republic | 72.9 | -3.2% |
| 100th | Tunisia | 73.7 | -6.5% |
| 101st | Kenya | 74.4 | -2.7% |
| 102nd | Gabon | 77.5 | -2.4% |
| 103rd | Armenia | 77.8 | -4.2% |
| 104th | Ecuador | 79.8 | -4.3% |
| 105th | Zambia | 80.1 | 0.0% |
| 106th | Honduras | 80.3 | -4.1% |
| 107th | West Bank and Gaza | 83.0 | -6.0% |
| 108th | Papua New Guinea | 85.4 | -2.8% |
| 109th | Brazil | 85.7 | -3.1% |
| 110th | Sudan | 89.8 | -0.2% |
| 111th | Madagascar | 90.4 | 1.8% |
| 112th | El Salvador | 91.2 | -3.5% |
| 113th | Kiribati | 91.9 | -0.9% |
| 114th | Indonesia | 92.6 | -2.3% |
| 115th | Peru | 93.4 | -2.1% |
| 116th | Eswatini | 94.4 | -3.6% |
| 117th | Eritrea | 94.6 | -1.3% |
| 118th | Ghana | 94.9 | -3.2% |
| 119th | Nicaragua | 97.6 | -4.9% |
| 120th | Tajikistan | 98.4 | -2.2% |
| 121st | Guatemala | 98.7 | -11.4% |
| 122nd | Mauritania | 104.7 | -1.7% |
| 123rd | South Africa | 104.8 | -5.9% |
| 124th | Saudi Arabia | 104.9 | -6.5% |
| 125th | Senegal | 105.7 | -3.4% |
| 126th | Tanzania | 105.7 | -1.2% |
| 127th | Togo | 106.0 | -1.9% |
| 128th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 108.2 | -5.7% |
| 129th | Oman | 109.6 | -6.9% |
| 130th | Myanmar | 109.7 | -1.8% |
| 131st | Morocco | 111.1 | -3.1% |
| 132nd | Cameroon | 112.6 | -0.8% |
| 133rd | Türkiye | 115.4 | -3.4% |
| 134th | Nigeria | 115.9 | -3.4% |
| 135th | Lesotho | 117.2 | -3.7% |
| 136th | Central African Republic | 117.6 | -1.4% |
| 137th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 118.3 | -1.2% |
| 138th | India | 118.6 | -2.7% |
| 139th | Turkmenistan | 119.8 | - |
| 140th | Uganda | 120.6 | 2.5% |
| 141st | Burundi | 121.3 | -0.7% |
| 142nd | Benin | 121.7 | -2.0% |
| 143rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 123.2 | -3.9% |
| 144th | Algeria | 128.4 | -4.2% |
| 145th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 128.8 | -2.8% |
| 146th | Pakistan | 129.3 | -0.6% |
| 147th | Rwanda | 130.6 | 0.5% |
| 148th | Gambia, The | 131.5 | -1.5% |
| 149th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 132.7 | -3.1% |
| 150th | Chad | 132.7 | -0.5% |
| 151st | Burkina Faso | 135.8 | -3.6% |
| 152nd | Comoros | 136.4 | -2.2% |
| 153rd | Haiti | 141.0 | -2.6% |
| 154th | Maldives | 141.6 | -5.1% |
| 155th | Bangladesh | 141.8 | -1.7% |
| 156th | Sierra Leone | 144.0 | -0.7% |
| 157th | Malawi | 144.2 | -2.6% |
| 158th | Niger | 147.3 | -1.7% |
| 159th | Mozambique | 149.5 | 0.1% |
| 160th | Bhutan | 155.0 | -2.8% |
| 161st | Nepal | 155.5 | -2.3% |
| 162nd | South Sudan | 161.4 | -1.0% |
| 163rd | Liberia | 164.9 | -1.7% |
| 164th | Mali | 167.3 | -2.3% |
| 165th | Guinea | 168.1 | -1.5% |
| 166th | Yemen, Republic of | 175.2 | -4.2% |
| 167th | Afghanistan | 200.4 | -1.8% |
| 168th | Cambodia | 235.2 | -4.2% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 1977?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 1977 was 85.4. This ranked 108th globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate change in 1977?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.8% in 1977 compared to 1976.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1977?▾
Cambodia had the highest infant mortality rate in 1977 at 235.2.
What is the infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 1977?▾
The infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 1977 was 85.4. This ranked 108th globally.
How does 1977 compare to 1976 for Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate went from 87.9 in 1976 to 85.4 in 1977, a 2.8% decrease.
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