Papua New Guinea - Infant Mortality Rate 2008
48.2
−1.1 from 2007
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate was 48.2 in 2008, decreased +1.1 from 49.3 in 2007. This was the 151st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2008▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iceland | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2nd | Singapore | 2.3 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Japan | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 4th | Luxembourg | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 5th | Sweden | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 6th | Finland | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 7th | San Marino | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 8th | Norway | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 9th | Slovenia | 2.9 | -6.5% |
| 10th | Czechia | 3.0 | -6.3% |
| 11th | Cyprus | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 12th | France | 3.2 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Portugal | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 14th | Spain | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 15th | Greece | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 16th | Monaco | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 17th | Italy | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 18th | Germany | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 19th | Korea | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 20th | Denmark | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 21st | Austria | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 22nd | Belgium | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 23rd | Ireland | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 24th | Israel | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 25th | Switzerland | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 26th | Netherlands | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 27th | Estonia | 4.3 | -8.5% |
| 28th | European Union | 4.3 | -3.5% |
| 29th | Australia | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 30th | Andorra | 4.7 | -4.1% |
| 31st | United Kingdom | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 32nd | Croatia | 5.0 | -5.7% |
| 33rd | Belarus | 5.1 | -8.9% |
| 34th | Canada | 5.1 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Cuba | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 36th | New Zealand | 5.3 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Hungary | 5.5 | -5.2% |
| 38th | Poland | 5.7 | -5.0% |
| 39th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.7 | -3.4% |
| 40th | Lithuania | 6.0 | -7.7% |
| 41st | Malta | 6.0 | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.1 | -1.6% |
| 43rd | Slovak Republic | 6.1 | -4.7% |
| 44th | Malaysia | 6.5 | 0.0% |
| 45th | United States | 6.5 | -1.5% |
| 46th | Serbia | 6.9 | -2.8% |
| 47th | Montenegro | 7.0 | -10.3% |
| 48th | United Arab Emirates | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 49th | Latvia | 7.3 | -5.2% |
| 50th | Chile | 7.6 | 0.0% |
| 51st | Bahrain | 7.8 | -3.7% |
| 52nd | Qatar | 7.9 | -2.5% |
| 53rd | Brunei Darussalam | 8.0 | 1.3% |
| 54th | Russian Federation | 9.0 | -5.3% |
| 55th | Costa Rica | 9.4 | -1.1% |
| 56th | Kuwait | 9.5 | -1.0% |
| 57th | Bulgaria | 9.6 | -3.0% |
| 58th | Sri Lanka | 9.7 | -4.9% |
| 59th | Oman | 9.8 | -1.0% |
| 60th | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.0 | -2.0% |
| 61st | Uruguay | 10.2 | -6.4% |
| 62nd | North Macedonia | 10.3 | -5.5% |
| 63rd | Albania | 11.1 | -6.7% |
| 64th | Tonga | 11.1 | -2.6% |
| 65th | Lebanon | 11.7 | -4.1% |
| 66th | Romania | 11.9 | -7.8% |
| 67th | Saudi Arabia | 12.0 | -6.3% |
| 68th | Seychelles | 12.4 | 0.8% |
| 69th | Ukraine | 12.5 | -3.8% |
| 70th | Barbados | 13.1 | -0.8% |
| 71st | Thailand | 13.1 | -3.7% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 13.2 | -2.9% |
| 73rd | Mauritius | 13.2 | -1.5% |
| 74th | Grenada | 13.3 | 0.8% |
| 75th | Maldives | 13.9 | -8.6% |
| 76th | British Virgin Islands | 13.9 | 0.0% |
| 77th | Bahamas, The | 14.0 | -1.4% |
| 78th | Georgia | 14.1 | -9.6% |
| 79th | Libya | 14.7 | -6.4% |
| 80th | China | 14.8 | -8.1% |
| 81st | Samoa | 15.2 | 0.7% |
| 82nd | Panama | 15.6 | -3.1% |
| 83rd | Moldova | 16.0 | -3.0% |
| 84th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.1 | -0.6% |
| 85th | St. Lucia | 16.1 | 0.0% |
| 86th | Belize | 16.2 | -1.8% |
| 87th | Türkiye | 16.9 | -6.6% |
| 88th | Viet Nam | 17.0 | -1.7% |
| 89th | Palau | 17.1 | -2.3% |
| 90th | El Salvador | 17.2 | -5.0% |
| 91st | Tunisia | 17.2 | -2.8% |
| 92nd | Colombia | 17.3 | -2.8% |
| 93rd | Mexico | 17.3 | -3.4% |
| 94th | Ecuador | 17.4 | -3.9% |
| 95th | Fiji | 17.4 | -0.6% |
| 96th | Brazil | 17.6 | -5.4% |
| 97th | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.6 | -0.6% |
| 98th | Jamaica | 17.9 | 0.0% |
| 99th | Jordan | 18.0 | -2.7% |
| 100th | Armenia | 18.1 | -5.2% |
| 101st | Peru | 18.3 | -5.2% |
| 102nd | Vanuatu | 18.5 | -2.6% |
| 103rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 19.2 | -6.3% |
| 104th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.0 | -0.5% |
| 105th | Kazakhstan | 20.4 | -8.5% |
| 106th | Nicaragua | 20.4 | -4.7% |
| 107th | West Bank and Gaza | 20.4 | -3.3% |
| 108th | Dominica | 21.0 | 3.4% |
| 109th | Kosovo | 21.5 | -7.7% |
| 110th | Honduras | 21.6 | -3.6% |
| 111th | Solomon Islands | 21.7 | -0.9% |
| 112th | Suriname | 22.1 | -2.2% |
| 113th | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.0 | -2.1% |
| 114th | Philippines | 23.8 | -1.2% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 23.9 | -2.8% |
| 116th | Cabo Verde | 24.4 | 0.4% |
| 117th | Mongolia | 24.4 | -8.3% |
| 118th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 24.7 | -3.5% |
| 119th | Algeria | 25.9 | -3.7% |
| 120th | São Tomé and Principe | 27.3 | -7.8% |
| 121st | Nauru | 27.5 | -4.8% |
| 122nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 27.7 | -3.8% |
| 123rd | Tuvalu | 29.0 | -3.7% |
| 124th | Indonesia | 29.3 | -3.9% |
| 125th | Kyrgyz Republic | 29.3 | -5.5% |
| 126th | Guatemala | 30.4 | -3.8% |
| 127th | Dominican Republic | 30.8 | -0.3% |
| 128th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 31.2 | -1.0% |
| 129th | Morocco | 31.4 | -5.1% |
| 130th | Marshall Islands | 32.5 | -0.9% |
| 131st | Iraq | 32.7 | -2.4% |
| 132nd | Uzbekistan | 33.0 | -7.8% |
| 133rd | Tajikistan | 33.4 | -6.4% |
| 134th | Azerbaijan | 33.7 | -6.6% |
| 135th | Guyana | 35.2 | -1.9% |
| 136th | Bhutan | 35.9 | -6.5% |
| 137th | Turkmenistan | 37.2 | -3.9% |
| 138th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 38.8 | -5.4% |
| 139th | Eritrea | 39.8 | -2.7% |
| 140th | Bangladesh | 40.1 | -4.3% |
| 141st | South Africa | 40.6 | -7.3% |
| 142nd | Gabon | 40.7 | -2.6% |
| 143rd | Namibia | 40.7 | 6.0% |
| 144th | Kenya | 42.4 | -5.6% |
| 145th | Kiribati | 43.0 | -1.1% |
| 146th | Nepal | 43.4 | -3.8% |
| 147th | Cambodia | 43.8 | -7.0% |
| 148th | Mauritania | 44.8 | -4.1% |
| 149th | Senegal | 44.9 | -4.9% |
| 150th | Congo, Republic of | 45.3 | -6.4% |
| 151st | Papua New Guinea | 48.2 | -2.2% |
| 152nd | Madagascar | 48.8 | -3.2% |
| 153rd | Rwanda | 48.8 | -7.9% |
| 154th | Botswana | 49.0 | 4.0% |
| 155th | Ghana | 49.2 | -3.0% |
| 156th | Comoros | 49.7 | -2.9% |
| 157th | Yemen, Republic of | 50.6 | -4.7% |
| 158th | India | 50.8 | -3.8% |
| 159th | Zambia | 52.9 | -4.5% |
| 160th | Tanzania | 53.2 | -4.3% |
| 161st | Uganda | 55.1 | -6.1% |
| 162nd | Gambia, The | 55.4 | -3.3% |
| 163rd | Togo | 56.1 | -2.8% |
| 164th | Timor-Leste | 56.7 | -4.4% |
| 165th | Sudan | 57.0 | -2.4% |
| 166th | Malawi | 57.3 | -4.3% |
| 167th | Haiti | 57.9 | -2.0% |
| 168th | Burundi | 61.8 | -5.8% |
| 169th | Lao PDR | 64.1 | -4.2% |
| 170th | Benin | 66.4 | -2.2% |
| 171st | Mozambique | 67.0 | -3.9% |
| 172nd | Cameroon | 67.9 | -2.6% |
| 173rd | Djibouti | 68.1 | -2.6% |
| 174th | Eswatini | 68.5 | 3.3% |
| 175th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 70.7 | -3.5% |
| 176th | Myanmar | 70.8 | 16.4% |
| 177th | Burkina Faso | 71.0 | -3.9% |
| 178th | Zimbabwe | 71.7 | 0.3% |
| 179th | Côte d'Ivoire | 73.0 | -3.4% |
| 180th | Guinea-Bissau | 74.5 | -4.5% |
| 181st | Niger | 74.5 | -3.5% |
| 182nd | Liberia | 75.5 | -4.1% |
| 183rd | Pakistan | 76.3 | -1.8% |
| 184th | Guinea | 76.4 | -1.7% |
| 185th | Nigeria | 77.1 | -2.4% |
| 186th | Angola | 78.7 | -6.1% |
| 187th | Equatorial Guinea | 80.8 | -3.9% |
| 188th | Mali | 81.1 | -2.5% |
| 189th | Lesotho | 83.1 | 3.6% |
| 190th | Afghanistan | 83.3 | -3.9% |
| 191st | Central African Republic | 83.6 | -2.3% |
| 192nd | South Sudan | 85.5 | -3.9% |
| 193rd | Chad | 87.0 | -2.2% |
| 194th | Sierra Leone | 98.5 | -3.8% |
| 195th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 101.0 | -1.8% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 2008?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 2008 was 48.2. This ranked 151st globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate change in 2008?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.2% in 2008 compared to 2007.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2008?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest infant mortality rate in 2008 at 101.0.
What is the infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 2008?▾
The infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 2008 was 48.2. This ranked 151st globally.
How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate went from 49.3 in 2007 to 48.2 in 2008, a 2.2% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Papua New Guinea matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2008. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 6.0%. View full analysis →
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