Number of infant deaths, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of infant deaths, female was 3,494 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3,494 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5,827 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3,494, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,827 | — |
| 1961 | 5,784 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 5,736 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 5,679 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 5,621 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 5,562 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 5,502 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 5,439 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 5,378 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 5,313 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 5,238 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 5,157 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 5,072 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 4,963 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 4,844 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 4,726 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 4,619 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 4,515 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 4,423 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 4,329 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 4,252 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 4,191 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 4,161 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 4,156 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 4,159 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 4,158 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,160 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4,166 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 4,171 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 4,172 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4,168 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 4,158 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 4,173 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 4,227 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4,283 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 4,333 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4,403 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 4,942 | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 4,557 | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 4,643 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 4,715 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 4,772 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 4,818 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4,858 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4,872 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4,866 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4,853 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4,833 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,807 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4,772 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 4,731 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 4,688 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 4,624 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 4,555 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 4,486 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4,765 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 4,305 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 4,206 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4,115 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4,022 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 3,929 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 3,816 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 3,703 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 3,595 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3,494 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,584 | 5,313 | 5,827 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,789 | 4,329 | 5,238 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,175 | 4,156 | 4,252 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,389 | 4,158 | 4,942 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,817 | 4,715 | 4,872 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,450 | 4,022 | 4,765 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,707 | 3,494 | 3,929 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Papua New Guinea was 3,494 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,827 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,494 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.