Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0101 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0101 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
97th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0151 units per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0101 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0101 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0151 units per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 0.014 units per square kilometre | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 94 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0115 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Azerbaijan 0.0114 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Kuwait 0.0109 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Netherlands 0.0097 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Cape Verde 0.0097 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0091 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0101 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0151 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.