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Papua New Guinea - Infant Mortality Rate 2003

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
53.4 −0.9 from 2002 Global rank: 147th

Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate was 53.4 in 2003, decreased +0.9 from 54.3 in 2002. This was the 147th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2003▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2003
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.5 -7.4%
2nd Iceland 2.7 -3.6%
3rd Japan 2.9 -3.3%
4th Finland 3.2 -3.0%
5th Sweden 3.2 -3.0%
6th Luxembourg 3.3 -5.7%
7th France 3.6 -5.3%
8th Norway 3.6 -2.7%
9th Monaco 3.8 -5.0%
10th Czechia 3.9 -4.9%
11th Slovenia 3.9 -4.9%
12th San Marino 4.0 -7.0%
13th Germany 4.1 -2.4%
14th Spain 4.1 0.0%
15th Italy 4.1 -4.7%
16th Austria 4.3 -2.3%
17th Portugal 4.3 -8.5%
18th Belgium 4.4 -2.2%
19th Denmark 4.4 -2.2%
20th Greece 4.4 -8.3%
21st Switzerland 4.5 0.0%
22nd Cyprus 4.6 -8.0%
23rd Netherlands 4.8 -2.0%
24th Australia 4.9 0.0%
25th Israel 4.9 -3.9%
26th Korea 5.0 -5.7%
27th Ireland 5.1 -7.3%
28th European Union 5.3 -3.3%
29th Canada 5.3 0.0%
30th United Kingdom 5.3 -1.9%
31st New Zealand 5.7 -1.7%
32nd Andorra 5.8 -4.9%
33rd Cuba 6.0 -4.8%
34th Malta 6.2 -1.6%
35th Croatia 6.6 0.0%
36th Malaysia 6.7 -2.9%
37th Estonia 6.8 -8.1%
38th Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.9 -5.5%
39th Turks and Caicos Islands 6.9 -4.2%
40th United States 6.9 -1.4%
41st Poland 7.0 -4.1%
42nd Hungary 7.2 -5.3%
43rd Slovak Republic 7.3 -2.7%
44th Lithuania 7.7 -2.5%
45th Belarus 7.8 -8.2%
46th Brunei Darussalam 7.9 -1.3%
47th United Arab Emirates 8.0 -2.4%
48th Chile 8.0 -2.4%
49th Serbia 9.1 -8.1%
50th Qatar 9.3 -3.1%
51st Bahrain 9.4 -3.1%
52nd Latvia 9.7 -5.8%
53rd Costa Rica 10.1 -2.9%
54th Kuwait 10.2 -1.0%
55th Montenegro 10.8 -6.1%
56th Oman 11.2 -5.1%
57th Antigua and Barbuda 11.3 -2.6%
58th Seychelles 12.0 0.8%
59th Sri Lanka 12.1 -2.4%
60th Bulgaria 12.5 -5.3%
61st North Macedonia 12.7 0.0%
62nd Tonga 12.7 -3.1%
63rd Grenada 12.9 -0.8%
64th Russian Federation 12.9 -6.5%
65th Barbados 13.4 0.8%
66th Uruguay 13.6 -2.9%
67th Mauritius 14.1 -3.4%
68th British Virgin Islands 14.1 -0.7%
69th Bahamas, The 14.3 1.4%
70th Lebanon 14.9 -5.1%
71st Albania 15.3 -5.0%
72nd Ukraine 15.3 -4.4%
73rd Samoa 15.3 -1.3%
74th Argentina 15.4 -2.5%
75th St. Lucia 15.9 0.0%
76th Thailand 16.1 -4.7%
77th Saudi Arabia 16.5 -6.3%
78th Fiji 16.8 0.6%
79th Romania 16.9 -0.6%
80th Belize 17.9 -2.7%
81st St. Kitts and Nevis 17.9 -3.8%
82nd Dominica 18.0 2.9%
83rd Jamaica 18.0 -1.1%
84th Panama 18.4 -3.2%
85th Syrian Arab Republic 18.9 -3.1%
86th Viet Nam 19.2 -3.5%
87th Libya 19.6 -3.4%
88th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.8 0.5%
89th Colombia 19.9 -2.5%
90th Palau 20.1 -3.4%
91st Vanuatu 20.4 -1.9%
92nd Tunisia 20.5 -4.7%
93rd Mexico 20.8 -4.1%
94th Jordan 20.9 -3.2%
95th Moldova 21.0 -8.7%
96th Ecuador 21.1 -3.7%
97th El Salvador 22.4 -5.5%
98th Solomon Islands 22.6 -0.9%
99th Georgia 23.3 -8.3%
100th Maldives 23.4 -11.7%
101st China 23.5 -8.2%
102nd Armenia 23.7 -5.2%
103rd Brazil 23.9 -6.3%
104th West Bank and Gaza 24.0 -3.2%
105th Peru 24.1 -6.6%
106th Cabo Verde 24.3 -4.0%
107th Türkiye 24.6 -7.2%
108th Suriname 25.0 -2.7%
109th Trinidad and Tobago 25.0 -1.6%
110th Philippines 25.9 -1.9%
111th Honduras 26.2 -4.0%
112th Nicaragua 26.2 -5.1%
113th Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.4 -6.0%
114th Paraguay 27.0 -2.2%
115th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 27.3 -52.7%
116th Kazakhstan 29.7 -6.3%
117th Algeria 31.3 -3.4%
118th Dominican Republic 31.8 -1.5%
119th Micronesia, Federated States of 31.8 -6.2%
120th Kosovo 33.1 -8.8%
121st Nauru 33.4 -3.7%
122nd Tuvalu 33.6 -2.0%
123rd Marshall Islands 33.7 -0.3%
124th Egypt, Arab Republic of 34.0 -4.8%
125th Indonesia 36.1 -4.2%
126th Iraq 36.4 -1.6%
127th Guatemala 36.6 -3.4%
128th Mongolia 37.4 -7.9%
129th Kyrgyz Republic 37.5 -5.1%
130th Guyana 38.7 -2.0%
131st Morocco 40.2 -4.1%
132nd São Tomé and Principe 41.0 -7.2%
133rd Namibia 42.6 -2.1%
134th Botswana 43.3 2.1%
135th Kiribati 45.6 -1.9%
136th Eritrea 46.0 -3.2%
137th Gabon 46.9 -2.9%
138th Uzbekistan 47.6 -5.4%
139th Azerbaijan 47.9 -7.4%
140th Turkmenistan 48.6 -6.0%
141st South Africa 48.6 1.3%
142nd Tajikistan 48.7 -8.1%
143rd Bhutan 50.3 -6.0%
144th Bangladesh 50.9 -5.0%
145th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50.9 -5.2%
146th Nepal 53.3 -4.7%
147th Papua New Guinea 53.4 -1.7%
148th Kenya 55.5 -4.8%
149th Ghana 56.3 -2.9%
150th Madagascar 58.3 -3.8%
151st Mauritania 58.4 -5.5%
152nd Comoros 58.5 -3.3%
153rd India 60.5 -3.0%
154th Zimbabwe 61.0 4.6%
155th Senegal 61.8 -6.6%
156th Haiti 64.7 -2.7%
157th Togo 64.7 -3.0%
158th Congo, Republic of 64.8 -5.5%
159th Cambodia 65.0 -9.5%
160th Sudan 65.0 -2.8%
161st Yemen, Republic of 65.2 -5.0%
162nd Gambia, The 66.1 -3.4%
163rd Myanmar 68.8 -2.4%
164th Tanzania 70.7 -6.2%
165th Timor-Leste 72.2 -5.0%
166th Zambia 72.9 -7.5%
167th Benin 74.2 -2.4%
168th Eswatini 75.9 0.9%
169th Djibouti 76.4 -2.1%
170th Uganda 76.6 -5.9%
171st Cameroon 76.9 -2.4%
172nd Malawi 77.2 -9.3%
173rd Lao PDR 78.4 -3.6%
174th Lesotho 79.2 0.9%
175th Rwanda 79.5 -10.0%
176th Burundi 80.4 -3.5%
177th Pakistan 83.4 -1.9%
178th Congo, Democratic Republic of 84.0 -2.9%
179th Côte d'Ivoire 85.1 -2.5%
180th Burkina Faso 85.9 -2.7%
181st Guinea 86.6 -3.5%
182nd Nigeria 89.1 -3.0%
183rd Mozambique 89.5 -5.3%
184th Guinea-Bissau 91.5 -3.2%
185th Mali 93.4 -3.2%
186th Niger 94.1 -4.9%
187th Central African Republic 94.7 -1.9%
188th Chad 96.6 -1.9%
189th Equatorial Guinea 97.2 -3.2%
190th Afghanistan 100.6 -3.1%
191st Liberia 100.8 -6.8%
192nd Angola 104.0 -3.8%
193rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 104.3 0.0%
194th South Sudan 105.1 -4.1%
195th Sierra Leone 115.4 -2.4%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 2003?▾

Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 2003 was 53.4. This ranked 147th globally.

How did Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate change in 2003?▾

Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate decreased by 1.7% in 2003 compared to 2002.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2003?▾

Sierra Leone had the highest infant mortality rate in 2003 at 115.4.

What is the infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 2003?▾

The infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 2003 was 53.4. This ranked 147th globally.

How does 2003 compare to 2002 for Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate?▾

Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate went from 54.3 in 2002 to 53.4 in 2003, a 1.7% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Papua New Guinea matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2003. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 6.3%. View full analysis →

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