Infant mortality per 1,000 live births fell 3.03% to 32.0 in Papua New Guinea in 2023, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of 146 in 1960 and an all time low of 32.0 in 2023. When compared to Papua New Guinea's main peers, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Australia amounted to 3.10, 17.0 in Indonesia, 4.00 in New Zealand and 22.1 in Philippines in 2023.
Papua New Guinea has been ranked 40th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of infant mortality per 1,000 live births, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Infant Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Australia | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 7.00 | 6.40 | 6.00 | 5.50 | 5.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 20.7 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 18.6 | 18.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 6.70 | 6.70 | 6.70 | 6.70 | 6.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 4.50 | 4.40 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 4.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 38.2 | 37.1 | 36.1 | 35.1 | 34.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 22.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Vietnam | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.5 |
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