Papua New Guinea - Infant Mortality Rate 2014
41.5
−1.1 from 2013
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate was 41.5 in 2014, decreased +1.1 from 42.6 in 2013. This was the 154th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2014▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Finland | 2.0 | -4.8% |
| 2nd | Iceland | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | San Marino | 2.0 | -4.8% |
| 4th | Japan | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 5th | Luxembourg | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Singapore | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Slovenia | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 8th | Norway | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 9th | Cyprus | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 10th | Sweden | 2.4 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Czechia | 2.5 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Estonia | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 13th | Spain | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 14th | Korea | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 15th | Portugal | 2.9 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Monaco | 3.0 | 0.0% |
| 17th | France | 3.1 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Italy | 3.1 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Austria | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 20th | Israel | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 21st | Belarus | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 22nd | Germany | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Ireland | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Australia | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 25th | Belgium | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 26th | Andorra | 3.5 | -5.4% |
| 27th | Denmark | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Netherlands | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 29th | European Union | 3.6 | -1.9% |
| 30th | Greece | 3.6 | 2.9% |
| 31st | Switzerland | 3.8 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Montenegro | 3.8 | -9.5% |
| 33rd | United Kingdom | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 34th | Croatia | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 35th | Lithuania | 4.2 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Poland | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 37th | Hungary | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 38th | Latvia | 4.6 | -8.0% |
| 39th | Canada | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 40th | Cuba | 4.8 | 2.1% |
| 41st | New Zealand | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 42nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.0 | -2.0% |
| 43rd | Slovak Republic | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 44th | Serbia | 5.7 | -3.4% |
| 45th | United States | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 46th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 | 0.0% |
| 47th | Malta | 5.9 | 0.0% |
| 48th | United Arab Emirates | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 49th | Bahrain | 6.4 | -1.5% |
| 50th | Malaysia | 6.6 | 1.5% |
| 51st | Qatar | 6.7 | -2.9% |
| 52nd | Chile | 7.0 | -1.4% |
| 53rd | Russian Federation | 7.2 | -5.3% |
| 54th | Bulgaria | 7.3 | -6.4% |
| 55th | Sri Lanka | 7.7 | -4.9% |
| 56th | Albania | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 57th | Saudi Arabia | 7.9 | -7.1% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 7.9 | -3.7% |
| 59th | Costa Rica | 8.0 | -2.4% |
| 60th | Kuwait | 8.0 | -2.4% |
| 61st | Romania | 8.3 | -6.7% |
| 62nd | Brunei Darussalam | 8.5 | 1.2% |
| 63rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.8 | -1.1% |
| 64th | China | 8.9 | -8.2% |
| 65th | Maldives | 9.1 | -7.1% |
| 66th | Oman | 9.1 | -1.1% |
| 67th | Georgia | 9.2 | -4.2% |
| 68th | Ukraine | 9.5 | -4.0% |
| 69th | North Macedonia | 9.8 | 4.3% |
| 70th | Tonga | 9.8 | -2.0% |
| 71st | Argentina | 10.4 | -4.6% |
| 72nd | Kazakhstan | 10.5 | -10.3% |
| 73rd | Thailand | 10.6 | -3.6% |
| 74th | Lebanon | 11.0 | 0.9% |
| 75th | Libya | 11.0 | -3.5% |
| 76th | Türkiye | 11.5 | -5.7% |
| 77th | Barbados | 12.0 | -1.6% |
| 78th | Bahamas, The | 12.4 | -1.6% |
| 79th | Mauritius | 13.0 | -0.8% |
| 80th | El Salvador | 13.1 | -3.7% |
| 81st | Seychelles | 13.1 | 1.6% |
| 82nd | Armenia | 13.4 | -5.0% |
| 83rd | Ecuador | 13.4 | -4.3% |
| 84th | Belize | 13.6 | -4.2% |
| 85th | Panama | 13.7 | -1.4% |
| 86th | Kosovo | 13.9 | -6.1% |
| 87th | Brazil | 14.0 | -2.8% |
| 88th | British Virgin Islands | 14.1 | 0.0% |
| 89th | Mexico | 14.3 | -3.4% |
| 90th | Colombia | 14.4 | -2.7% |
| 91st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.4 | -4.0% |
| 92nd | Moldova | 14.4 | -1.4% |
| 93rd | Samoa | 14.9 | -0.7% |
| 94th | Peru | 15.0 | -2.0% |
| 95th | Nicaragua | 15.3 | -4.4% |
| 96th | Grenada | 15.4 | 2.7% |
| 97th | Jordan | 15.4 | -2.5% |
| 98th | Vanuatu | 15.7 | -1.9% |
| 99th | St. Lucia | 15.8 | -0.6% |
| 100th | Viet Nam | 15.8 | -1.3% |
| 101st | Fiji | 16.0 | 0.6% |
| 102nd | Tunisia | 16.1 | -0.6% |
| 103rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.3 | -4.7% |
| 104th | Mongolia | 16.5 | -4.6% |
| 105th | São Tomé and Principe | 16.5 | -8.3% |
| 106th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.9 | 1.2% |
| 107th | Palau | 17.6 | 2.9% |
| 108th | West Bank and Gaza | 17.6 | 2.9% |
| 109th | Jamaica | 17.7 | -0.6% |
| 110th | Nauru | 17.7 | -8.3% |
| 111th | Honduras | 17.8 | -2.7% |
| 112th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 18.2 | -5.7% |
| 113th | Cabo Verde | 19.0 | -7.3% |
| 114th | Suriname | 19.4 | -2.0% |
| 115th | Solomon Islands | 19.9 | -1.5% |
| 116th | Uzbekistan | 20.0 | -7.8% |
| 117th | Paraguay | 20.2 | -2.9% |
| 118th | Kyrgyz Republic | 20.4 | -5.1% |
| 119th | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.8 | -1.9% |
| 120th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 22.0 | -3.5% |
| 121st | Algeria | 22.3 | -1.8% |
| 122nd | Philippines | 22.3 | -0.4% |
| 123rd | Azerbaijan | 22.5 | -6.6% |
| 124th | Morocco | 22.7 | -5.4% |
| 125th | Tuvalu | 23.1 | -3.3% |
| 126th | Indonesia | 23.2 | -3.7% |
| 127th | Guatemala | 24.1 | -4.0% |
| 128th | Syrian Arab Republic | 24.7 | -1.2% |
| 129th | Bhutan | 25.4 | -4.2% |
| 130th | Tajikistan | 25.4 | -3.4% |
| 131st | Dominica | 25.9 | 3.6% |
| 132nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27.3 | -2.8% |
| 133rd | Iraq | 27.5 | -3.2% |
| 134th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 28.4 | -5.0% |
| 135th | Cambodia | 29.1 | -5.5% |
| 136th | Marshall Islands | 30.0 | -2.3% |
| 137th | South Africa | 30.9 | -3.4% |
| 138th | Dominican Republic | 31.0 | 0.3% |
| 139th | Guyana | 31.2 | -2.5% |
| 140th | Bangladesh | 31.4 | -4.0% |
| 141st | Eritrea | 33.4 | -2.9% |
| 142nd | Turkmenistan | 33.6 | -0.3% |
| 143rd | Nepal | 34.1 | -4.2% |
| 144th | Gabon | 34.6 | -1.7% |
| 145th | Rwanda | 34.6 | -3.1% |
| 146th | Congo, Republic of | 36.1 | -3.0% |
| 147th | Senegal | 37.9 | -1.6% |
| 148th | India | 38.5 | -4.9% |
| 149th | Ghana | 39.1 | -3.5% |
| 150th | Mauritania | 39.3 | -2.0% |
| 151st | Kenya | 40.1 | -2.0% |
| 152nd | Uganda | 40.3 | -4.5% |
| 153rd | Malawi | 41.4 | -5.0% |
| 154th | Papua New Guinea | 41.5 | -2.6% |
| 155th | Yemen, Republic of | 41.5 | -2.1% |
| 156th | Kiribati | 41.9 | 0.5% |
| 157th | Tanzania | 42.3 | -3.2% |
| 158th | Comoros | 43.2 | -1.8% |
| 159th | Zambia | 43.3 | -3.1% |
| 160th | Madagascar | 43.9 | -0.5% |
| 161st | Burundi | 44.0 | -5.0% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 45.1 | -3.2% |
| 163rd | Gambia, The | 45.2 | -3.4% |
| 164th | Myanmar | 46.3 | -3.7% |
| 165th | Togo | 46.8 | -3.1% |
| 166th | Namibia | 46.9 | -1.5% |
| 167th | Botswana | 48.4 | 1.7% |
| 168th | Lao PDR | 49.2 | -4.3% |
| 169th | Sudan | 50.1 | -2.3% |
| 170th | Haiti | 51.2 | -2.3% |
| 171st | Angola | 53.6 | -5.5% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 54.3 | -4.7% |
| 173rd | Mozambique | 54.8 | -2.3% |
| 174th | Cameroon | 55.4 | -3.5% |
| 175th | Guinea-Bissau | 57.2 | -3.7% |
| 176th | Eswatini | 57.9 | 0.9% |
| 177th | Burkina Faso | 58.0 | -3.0% |
| 178th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 58.0 | -3.2% |
| 179th | Benin | 58.3 | -2.3% |
| 180th | Djibouti | 58.3 | -2.7% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 60.8 | -3.2% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | 65.5 | -3.1% |
| 183rd | Pakistan | 66.0 | -2.8% |
| 184th | Afghanistan | 66.4 | -3.3% |
| 185th | Liberia | 66.5 | 1.2% |
| 186th | Niger | 69.1 | -0.1% |
| 187th | Mali | 70.8 | -2.1% |
| 188th | Nigeria | 70.8 | -0.8% |
| 189th | Lesotho | 71.2 | -2.2% |
| 190th | Guinea | 72.2 | -0.1% |
| 191st | Chad | 74.8 | -2.3% |
| 192nd | Sierra Leone | 77.7 | -2.9% |
| 193rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 86.3 | -3.0% |
| 194th | Central African Republic | 100.2 | 23.7% |
| 195th | South Sudan | 117.7 | 61.5% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 2014?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate in 2014 was 41.5. This ranked 154th globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate change in 2014?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.6% in 2014 compared to 2013.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2014?▾
South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 2014 at 117.7.
What is the infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 2014?▾
The infant mortality rate of Papua New Guinea in 2014 was 41.5. This ranked 154th globally.
How does 2014 compare to 2013 for Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate?▾
Papua New Guinea's infant mortality rate went from 42.6 in 2013 to 41.5 in 2014, a 2.6% decrease.
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