Papua New Guinea - Infant Mortality Rate 2010
45.9
−1.2 from 2009
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate was 45.9 in 2010, decreased +1.2 from 47.1 in 2009. This was the 153rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2010▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iceland | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Singapore | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Finland | 2.4 | -7.7% |
| 4th | Japan | 2.4 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Luxembourg | 2.4 | 0.0% |
| 6th | San Marino | 2.5 | -7.4% |
| 7th | Sweden | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 8th | Slovenia | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 9th | Czechia | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 10th | Norway | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 11th | Cyprus | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 12th | Portugal | 3.0 | -3.2% |
| 13th | France | 3.1 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Spain | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 15th | Greece | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Korea | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 17th | Monaco | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Italy | 3.4 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Germany | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 20th | Denmark | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 21st | Austria | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 22nd | Estonia | 3.6 | -7.7% |
| 23rd | Ireland | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 24th | Belgium | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 25th | Israel | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 26th | Netherlands | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 27th | Switzerland | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 28th | Australia | 4.0 | -4.8% |
| 29th | European Union | 4.0 | -3.4% |
| 30th | Andorra | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 31st | Belarus | 4.2 | -8.7% |
| 32nd | United Kingdom | 4.4 | -4.3% |
| 33rd | Croatia | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 34th | Cuba | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 35th | Lithuania | 4.9 | -9.3% |
| 36th | Canada | 5.0 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Hungary | 5.1 | -3.8% |
| 38th | Poland | 5.1 | -5.6% |
| 39th | New Zealand | 5.2 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 41st | Montenegro | 5.7 | -9.5% |
| 42nd | Slovak Republic | 5.7 | -3.4% |
| 43rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.0 | 0.0% |
| 44th | Malta | 6.0 | 0.0% |
| 45th | United States | 6.2 | -3.1% |
| 46th | Latvia | 6.5 | -5.8% |
| 47th | Malaysia | 6.5 | 0.0% |
| 48th | Serbia | 6.6 | -1.5% |
| 49th | United Arab Emirates | 7.0 | -2.8% |
| 50th | Bahrain | 7.1 | -4.1% |
| 51st | Chile | 7.5 | -1.3% |
| 52nd | Qatar | 7.5 | -2.6% |
| 53rd | Brunei Darussalam | 8.1 | 1.3% |
| 54th | Russian Federation | 8.3 | -3.5% |
| 55th | Costa Rica | 9.0 | -3.2% |
| 56th | Bulgaria | 9.1 | -2.2% |
| 57th | Kuwait | 9.1 | -2.2% |
| 58th | Sri Lanka | 9.1 | -30.0% |
| 59th | North Macedonia | 9.2 | -5.2% |
| 60th | Uruguay | 9.2 | -5.2% |
| 61st | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.5 | -2.1% |
| 62nd | Oman | 9.5 | -1.0% |
| 63rd | Albania | 9.7 | -6.7% |
| 64th | Saudi Arabia | 10.4 | -7.1% |
| 65th | Romania | 10.5 | -5.4% |
| 66th | Tonga | 10.6 | -1.9% |
| 67th | Lebanon | 11.1 | -2.6% |
| 68th | Ukraine | 11.4 | -4.2% |
| 69th | Georgia | 11.7 | -8.6% |
| 70th | Maldives | 11.9 | -7.0% |
| 71st | Thailand | 12.2 | -3.2% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 12.4 | -3.1% |
| 73rd | China | 12.5 | -8.1% |
| 74th | Seychelles | 12.6 | 0.8% |
| 75th | Barbados | 12.7 | -1.6% |
| 76th | Libya | 13.0 | -5.8% |
| 77th | Mauritius | 13.0 | 0.0% |
| 78th | Bahamas, The | 13.4 | -2.2% |
| 79th | Grenada | 13.9 | 2.2% |
| 80th | British Virgin Islands | 13.9 | 0.0% |
| 81st | Panama | 14.7 | -2.6% |
| 82nd | Türkiye | 14.7 | -6.4% |
| 83rd | Moldova | 15.3 | -1.9% |
| 84th | Samoa | 15.3 | -12.1% |
| 85th | Belize | 15.5 | -2.5% |
| 86th | El Salvador | 15.6 | -4.9% |
| 87th | Brazil | 16.0 | -4.2% |
| 88th | Ecuador | 16.0 | -4.2% |
| 89th | St. Lucia | 16.0 | -0.6% |
| 90th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.1 | 0.0% |
| 91st | Mexico | 16.2 | -3.6% |
| 92nd | Colombia | 16.3 | -3.0% |
| 93rd | Armenia | 16.4 | -4.7% |
| 94th | Viet Nam | 16.5 | -1.8% |
| 95th | Palau | 16.6 | -1.2% |
| 96th | Kazakhstan | 16.7 | -9.7% |
| 97th | Tunisia | 16.7 | -1.2% |
| 98th | Fiji | 16.8 | -1.8% |
| 99th | Peru | 16.8 | -4.0% |
| 100th | Jordan | 17.0 | -2.9% |
| 101st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.2 | -5.0% |
| 102nd | Vanuatu | 17.3 | -3.4% |
| 103rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.6 | 0.0% |
| 104th | Jamaica | 17.9 | 0.0% |
| 105th | Kosovo | 18.3 | -7.6% |
| 106th | Nicaragua | 18.5 | -4.6% |
| 107th | West Bank and Gaza | 19.0 | -3.6% |
| 108th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.3 | -2.0% |
| 109th | Honduras | 20.2 | -3.3% |
| 110th | Mongolia | 20.8 | -7.6% |
| 111th | Solomon Islands | 21.1 | -1.4% |
| 112th | Suriname | 21.1 | -2.3% |
| 113th | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.3 | -1.3% |
| 114th | Dominica | 22.5 | 3.7% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 22.7 | -2.6% |
| 116th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 22.9 | -4.2% |
| 117th | Philippines | 23.1 | -1.3% |
| 118th | São Tomé and Principe | 23.2 | -7.9% |
| 119th | Cabo Verde | 23.8 | -2.1% |
| 120th | Algeria | 24.4 | -2.8% |
| 121st | Nauru | 24.4 | -6.2% |
| 122nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 25.6 | -4.1% |
| 123rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 25.7 | -6.2% |
| 124th | Tuvalu | 26.7 | -4.0% |
| 125th | Indonesia | 27.1 | -3.9% |
| 126th | Uzbekistan | 27.9 | -8.2% |
| 127th | Guatemala | 28.2 | -3.8% |
| 128th | Morocco | 28.2 | -5.1% |
| 129th | Azerbaijan | 29.5 | -6.6% |
| 130th | Tajikistan | 29.9 | -5.1% |
| 131st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 30.3 | -1.6% |
| 132nd | Dominican Republic | 30.7 | 0.0% |
| 133rd | Iraq | 30.9 | -2.8% |
| 134th | Bhutan | 31.4 | -6.5% |
| 135th | Marshall Islands | 32.0 | -0.6% |
| 136th | Guyana | 33.9 | -2.0% |
| 137th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 34.9 | -5.2% |
| 138th | Turkmenistan | 34.9 | -2.8% |
| 139th | South Africa | 35.4 | -6.1% |
| 140th | Bangladesh | 36.9 | -3.9% |
| 141st | Eritrea | 37.5 | -2.8% |
| 142nd | Cambodia | 37.7 | -7.1% |
| 143rd | Gabon | 38.7 | -3.2% |
| 144th | Nepal | 40.2 | -3.8% |
| 145th | Congo, Republic of | 41.0 | -4.4% |
| 146th | Kenya | 41.4 | -1.2% |
| 147th | Senegal | 41.5 | -3.5% |
| 148th | Kiribati | 42.1 | -0.9% |
| 149th | Rwanda | 42.2 | -7.0% |
| 150th | Mauritania | 42.4 | -2.3% |
| 151st | Namibia | 42.7 | -0.9% |
| 152nd | Ghana | 45.7 | -3.8% |
| 153rd | Papua New Guinea | 45.9 | -2.5% |
| 154th | Madagascar | 46.2 | -2.5% |
| 155th | Yemen, Republic of | 46.6 | -3.9% |
| 156th | India | 46.7 | -4.1% |
| 157th | Comoros | 47.0 | -2.7% |
| 158th | Tanzania | 48.5 | -4.0% |
| 159th | Zambia | 49.0 | -3.4% |
| 160th | Uganda | 49.5 | -5.5% |
| 161st | Botswana | 50.5 | 2.4% |
| 162nd | Gambia, The | 51.7 | -3.4% |
| 163rd | Timor-Leste | 52.1 | -4.1% |
| 164th | Togo | 53.0 | -2.9% |
| 165th | Malawi | 53.6 | -3.4% |
| 166th | Myanmar | 54.2 | -3.9% |
| 167th | Sudan | 54.5 | -2.2% |
| 168th | Burundi | 55.0 | -5.7% |
| 169th | Lao PDR | 58.7 | -4.2% |
| 170th | Eswatini | 62.0 | -5.3% |
| 171st | Mozambique | 63.5 | -0.3% |
| 172nd | Benin | 63.7 | -2.2% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 63.9 | -3.6% |
| 174th | Djibouti | 64.9 | -2.6% |
| 175th | Burkina Faso | 65.7 | -3.7% |
| 176th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 65.9 | -3.5% |
| 177th | Zimbabwe | 67.6 | -4.4% |
| 178th | Guinea-Bissau | 67.8 | -4.6% |
| 179th | Côte d'Ivoire | 68.8 | -3.0% |
| 180th | Angola | 68.9 | -6.5% |
| 181st | Liberia | 70.8 | -2.9% |
| 182nd | Niger | 70.9 | -1.9% |
| 183rd | Pakistan | 73.2 | -2.1% |
| 184th | Nigeria | 74.0 | -1.9% |
| 185th | Guinea | 74.4 | -1.2% |
| 186th | Equatorial Guinea | 75.1 | -3.6% |
| 187th | Lesotho | 76.1 | -2.8% |
| 188th | Afghanistan | 76.9 | -3.9% |
| 189th | Mali | 77.3 | -2.3% |
| 190th | Haiti | 78.6 | 38.4% |
| 191st | South Sudan | 79.0 | -3.8% |
| 192nd | Chad | 82.8 | -2.5% |
| 193rd | Central African Republic | 88.1 | -62.5% |
| 194th | Sierra Leone | 90.8 | -4.1% |
| 195th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 112.9 | 14.2% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 2010?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 2010 was 45.9. This ranked 153rd globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate change in 2010?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.5% in 2010 compared to 2009.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2010?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest infant mortality rate in 2010 at 112.9.
What is the infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 2010?▾
The infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 2010 was 45.9. This ranked 153rd globally.
How does 2010 compare to 2009 for Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate went from 47.1 in 2009 to 45.9 in 2010, a 2.5% decrease.
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