Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex

Ethiopia
2.9%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
2.9%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
35th

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 17.6% 14.0% 3.6% Ethiopia
1960s 14.1% 10.9% 3.2% Ethiopia
1970s 13.8% 8.3% 5.4% Ethiopia
1980s 13.7% 6.6% 7.1% Ethiopia
1990s 9.6% 5.6% 4.0% Ethiopia
2000s 6.4% 4.7% 1.7% Ethiopia
2010s 4.0% 3.8% 0.2% Ethiopia
2020s 3.0% 3.1% 0.1% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.9% against 2.9% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Ethiopia ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.