Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in Japan and 32.2 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 30.5 per 1,000 live births, or 19 times that in Japan.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

All years Since 1990 Since 2010

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Latest figures

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2023	Projected
Japan	1.6 2023	2.1	224 of 229	0.3 2100
Papua New Guinea	32.2 2023	42.8	37 of 229	10.9 2100
World	27.3 2023	33.9		9.6 2100

What the numbers say

Papua New Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Japan ranked 224 and Papua New Guinea ranked 37 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 0.3 per 1,000 live births and Papua New Guinea at 10.9 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Japan	Papua New Guinea	World
2023	1.6	32.2	27.3
2022	1.7	33.2	28.2
2021	1.7	34.3	28.4
2020	1.8	35.4	28.7
2019	1.9	36.5	29.2
2018	1.9	37.6	29.7
2017	1.8	38.6	30.3
2016	2	39.7	31.1
2015	2	40.8	32.1
2014	2.1	41.8	32.9
2013	2.1	42.8	33.9
2012	2.2	43.8	35
2011	2.4	44.8	36.8
2010	2.3	45.8	37.7
2009	2.4	46.8	39.1
2008	2.6	47.8	40.4
2007	2.6	48.9	42
2006	2.7	49.7	43.7
2005	2.8	50.7	45.4
2004	2.8	51.6	47.2
2003	3	52.5	48.8
2002	3	53.4	50.6
2001	3.1	54.2	52.2
2000	3.3	55	53.7
1999	3.4	55.9	55.5
1998	3.7	57.9	57.1
1997	3.7	57.6	58.3
1996	3.8	58.4	59.6
1995	4.2	59.2	60.8
1994	4.4	60.1	62
1993	4.3	61.1	62.9
1992	4.5	62.1	64.1
1991	4.5	63.2	64.9
1990	4.6	64.2	64.9
1989	4.5	65.2	66.2
1988	4.8	66.4	68
1987	4.9	67.5	68.6
1986	5.2	68.8	70.8
1985	5.4	70	72.9
1984	6	71.4	74.6
1983	6.2	73	76.1
1982	6.6	74.3	76.6
1981	7	75.9	78.7
1980	7.3	77.6	80.6
1979	7.8	79.5	82.5
1978	8.3	81.3	84.7
1977	8.8	83.4	86.4
1976	9.2	85.5	88.1
1975	9.7	87.7	89.6
1974	10.7	90.1	90.9
1973	11.4	92.5	92.1
1972	11.8	95.1	93.6
1971	12.8	97.9	96.1
1970	13.5	100.5	96.9
1969	14.2	103.3	98.3
1968	15.4	106.2	100.2
1967	16.9	109.2	103.1
1966	16.8	112.2	104.9
1965	19.4	115.3	106.4
1964	20.9	118.4	106.1
1963	23.3	121.6	107.7
1962	26.4	125.3	110.2
1961	28.4	128	121.5
1960	30.5	131.3	131.8
1959	32.9	134.5	125.7
1958	35.3	137.8	117.7
1957	38.3	141.1	120
1956	39.6	144.4	121.9
1955	39	147.7	124.8
1954	43.4	151.1	127.7
1953	46.8	154.6	130.1
1952	47.6	158.1	132.7
1951	53.5	170.2	136
1950	56	165.3	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Japan	Papua New Guinea	World
2024	1.71.4–2	31.724.9–37.5	26.9
2025	1.61.3–2	31.222.5–40	26.4
2026	1.61.2–2.1	30.820.5–41.4	25.9
2027	1.51.1–2.1	30.318.4–42.8	25.4
2028	1.51–2.2	29.817.4–43.9	24.9
2029	1.51–2.2	29.415.7–43.8	24.5
2030	1.40.9–2.2	2914.8–44.9	24
2031	1.40.9–2.2	28.613.6–46.2	23.6
2032	1.30.9–2.2	28.213–47.3	23.2
2033	1.30.8–2.2	27.812.1–47.8	22.8
2034	1.30.8–2.2	27.411.2–48.1	22.3
2035	1.20.7–2.2	27.110.8–49	21.9
2036	1.20.7–2.2	26.610.5–50.3	21.5
2037	1.20.7–2.1	26.210–50.1	21.1
2038	1.20.7–2.1	25.79.5–49.5	20.8
2039	1.10.6–2.1	25.38.9–50	20.4
2040	1.10.6–2.1	24.98.6–49.9	20
2041	1.10.6–2.1	24.58.4–50.7	19.7
2042	1.10.6–2.1	24.28–51.5	19.4
2043	10.5–2.1	23.87.5–51.8	19
2044	10.5–2	23.47.6–51.7	18.7
2045	10.5–2	23.17.3–52.8	18.4
2046	10.5–1.9	22.76.9–53.1	18.2
2047	0.90.5–2	22.36.9–53.8	17.9
2048	0.90.4–2	226.8–54.2	17.7
2049	0.90.4–2	21.76.4–53.3	17.5
2050	0.90.4–2	21.36.4–53.3	17.3
2051	0.90.4–2	216.1–53.4	17.1
2052	0.90.4–1.9	20.76–54.8	16.9
2053	0.80.4–1.9	20.36.1–55.5	16.7
2054	0.80.4–1.9	20.16–55.1	16.5
2055	0.80.3–1.9	19.75.7–54.6	16.3
2056	0.80.3–1.9	19.45.7–53.9	16.1
2057	0.80.3–1.8	19.15.4–53.9	15.9
2058	0.80.3–1.7	18.85.2–54.8	15.7
2059	0.70.3–1.8	18.55.2–55.3	15.5
2060	0.70.3–1.8	18.25–53.5	15.3
2061	0.70.3–1.8	184.9–54.1	15.1
2062	0.70.3–1.7	17.74.8–54.5	14.9
2063	0.70.2–1.7	17.44.7–54.2	14.7
2064	0.70.2–1.8	17.14.6–54.1	14.5
2065	0.70.2–1.7	16.94.4–53.5	14.3
2066	0.60.2–1.7	16.64.5–52.9	14.1
2067	0.60.2–1.7	16.44.4–52	13.9
2068	0.60.2–1.7	16.14.4–52.8	13.8
2069	0.60.2–1.6	15.94.3–52.3	13.6
2070	0.60.2–1.6	15.64.2–51.6	13.4
2071	0.60.2–1.6	15.44.1–52.4	13.2
2072	0.60.2–1.6	15.24–51.7	13
2073	0.60.2–1.6	154–52.4	12.9
2074	0.50.1–1.5	14.73.9–52.8	12.7
2075	0.50.1–1.5	14.53.8–52	12.6
2076	0.50.1–1.5	14.33.8–50.3	12.4
2077	0.50.1–1.5	14.13.7–49.7	12.3
2078	0.50.1–1.4	143.6–49.6	12.1
2079	0.50.1–1.4	13.83.6–49.5	12
2080	0.50.1–1.4	13.63.6–49.8	11.8
2081	0.50.1–1.4	13.43.5–49.9	11.7
2082	0.50.1–1.4	13.23.5–48.8	11.6
2083	0.50.1–1.4	13.13.4–48.2	11.5
2084	0.40.1–1.3	12.93.4–49	11.4
2085	0.40.1–1.3	12.83.4–49.4	11.3
2086	0.40.1–1.3	12.63.4–49.9	11.1
2087	0.40.1–1.3	12.53.3–50.3	11
2088	0.40.1–1.3	12.43.3–51.1	10.9
2089	0.40.1–1.3	12.23.3–49.7	10.8
2090	0.40.1–1.3	12.13.3–50.2	10.7
2091	0.40.1–1.2	123.2–51.1	10.6
2092	0.40–1.3	11.83.2–49.6	10.5
2093	0.40–1.2	11.73.2–50.8	10.4
2094	0.40–1.2	11.63.1–50.7	10.3
2095	0.40–1.2	11.53.1–50.4	10.1
2096	0.30–1.2	11.43–49.4	10
2097	0.30–1.2	11.23–49.9	9.9
2098	0.30–1.2	11.13–51	9.8
2099	0.30–1.2	112.9–49.1	9.7
2100	0.30–1.2	10.92.9–50.1	9.6

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Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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