Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Papua New Guinea
2.9%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.0%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.0% | 8.9% | 5.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 10.9% | 7.4% | 3.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 6.5% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 5.3% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 5.5% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 4.0% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th 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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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.