Papua New Guinea vs South Korea: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea and 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 30.1 per 1,000 live births, or 16 times that in South Korea.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Papua New Guinea has been higher since 1951, when it overtook South Korea.
In 2023, Papua New Guinea ranked 37 and South Korea ranked 215 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Papua New Guinea at 10.9 per 1,000 live births and South Korea at 0.6 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	Papua New Guinea	South Korea	World
2023	32.2	2.1	27.3
2022	33.2	2.1	28.2
2021	34.3	2.2	28.4
2020	35.4	2.3	28.7
2019	36.5	2.4	29.2
2018	37.6	2.5	29.7
2017	38.6	2.6	30.3
2016	39.7	2.6	31.1
2015	40.8	2.7	32.1
2014	41.8	2.8	32.9
2013	42.8	2.9	33.9
2012	43.8	3	35
2011	44.8	3.1	36.8
2010	45.8	3.3	37.7
2009	46.8	3.4	39.1
2008	47.8	3.6	40.4
2007	48.9	3.8	42
2006	49.7	4.1	43.7
2005	50.7	4.4	45.4
2004	51.6	4.7	47.2
2003	52.5	5	48.8
2002	53.4	5.4	50.6
2001	54.2	5.7	52.2
2000	55	6	53.7
1999	55.9	6.4	55.5
1998	57.9	6.9	57.1
1997	57.6	7.3	58.3
1996	58.4	7.8	59.6
1995	59.2	8.4	60.8
1994	60.1	9.1	62
1993	61.1	9.8	62.9
1992	62.1	10.6	64.1
1991	63.2	11.5	64.9
1990	64.2	12.6	64.9
1989	65.2	13.6	66.2
1988	66.4	14.9	68
1987	67.5	16.3	68.6
1986	68.8	17.7	70.8
1985	70	19.3	72.9
1984	71.4	21	74.6
1983	73	22.6	76.1
1982	74.3	24.4	76.6
1981	75.9	26.1	78.7
1980	77.6	27.7	80.6
1979	79.5	29.3	82.5
1978	81.3	30.8	84.7
1977	83.4	32.3	86.4
1976	85.5	33.7	88.1
1975	87.7	35.2	89.6
1974	90.1	36.9	90.9
1973	92.5	38.7	92.1
1972	95.1	41	93.6
1971	97.9	43.2	96.1
1970	100.5	45.9	96.9
1969	103.3	49	98.3
1968	106.2	52	100.2
1967	109.2	55.3	103.1
1966	112.2	58.6	104.9
1965	115.3	61.9	106.4
1964	118.4	65.1	106.1
1963	121.6	68.2	107.7
1962	125.3	71.5	110.2
1961	128	74.8	121.5
1960	131.3	78.5	131.8
1959	134.5	82.9	125.7
1958	137.8	88	117.7
1957	141.1	94.5	120
1956	144.4	102	121.9
1955	147.7	111.5	124.8
1954	151.1	122.9	127.7
1953	154.6	136	130.1
1952	158.1	150.2	132.7
1951	170.2	164.8	136
1950	165.3	178.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Papua New Guinea	South Korea	World
2024	31.724.9–37.5	21.6–2.4	26.9
2025	31.222.5–40	1.91.5–2.5	26.4
2026	30.820.5–41.4	1.91.4–2.6	25.9
2027	30.318.4–42.8	1.91.3–2.6	25.4
2028	29.817.4–43.9	1.81.2–2.7	24.9
2029	29.415.7–43.8	1.81.1–2.8	24.5
2030	2914.8–44.9	1.81.1–2.8	24
2031	28.613.6–46.2	1.71–2.8	23.6
2032	28.213–47.3	1.70.9–2.8	23.2
2033	27.812.1–47.8	1.70.9–2.8	22.8
2034	27.411.2–48.1	1.60.9–2.8	22.3
2035	27.110.8–49	1.60.8–2.8	21.9
2036	26.610.5–50.3	1.60.8–2.8	21.5
2037	26.210–50.1	1.50.8–2.8	21.1
2038	25.79.5–49.5	1.50.7–2.8	20.8
2039	25.38.9–50	1.50.7–2.8	20.4
2040	24.98.6–49.9	1.50.7–2.8	20
2041	24.58.4–50.7	1.40.6–2.9	19.7
2042	24.28–51.5	1.40.6–2.9	19.4
2043	23.87.5–51.8	1.40.6–2.8	19
2044	23.47.6–51.7	1.40.6–2.8	18.7
2045	23.17.3–52.8	1.30.6–2.9	18.4
2046	22.76.9–53.1	1.30.6–2.8	18.2
2047	22.36.9–53.8	1.30.5–2.8	17.9
2048	226.8–54.2	1.30.5–2.8	17.7
2049	21.76.4–53.3	1.20.5–2.9	17.5
2050	21.36.4–53.3	1.20.5–2.9	17.3
2051	216.1–53.4	1.20.5–2.9	17.1
2052	20.76–54.8	1.20.4–2.9	16.9
2053	20.36.1–55.5	1.20.4–2.8	16.7
2054	20.16–55.1	1.10.4–2.9	16.5
2055	19.75.7–54.6	1.10.4–2.8	16.3
2056	19.45.7–53.9	1.10.4–2.8	16.1
2057	19.15.4–53.9	1.10.4–2.8	15.9
2058	18.85.2–54.8	1.10.4–2.8	15.7
2059	18.55.2–55.3	1.10.4–2.8	15.5
2060	18.25–53.5	10.3–2.8	15.3
2061	184.9–54.1	10.3–2.8	15.1
2062	17.74.8–54.5	10.3–2.8	14.9
2063	17.44.7–54.2	10.3–2.8	14.7
2064	17.14.6–54.1	10.3–2.7	14.5
2065	16.94.4–53.5	10.3–2.7	14.3
2066	16.64.5–52.9	10.3–2.6	14.1
2067	16.44.4–52	0.90.3–2.6	13.9
2068	16.14.4–52.8	0.90.3–2.6	13.8
2069	15.94.3–52.3	0.90.3–2.6	13.6
2070	15.64.2–51.6	0.90.3–2.7	13.4
2071	15.44.1–52.4	0.90.2–2.7	13.2
2072	15.24–51.7	0.90.2–2.6	13
2073	154–52.4	0.90.2–2.5	12.9
2074	14.73.9–52.8	0.90.2–2.7	12.7
2075	14.53.8–52	0.80.2–2.8	12.6
2076	14.33.8–50.3	0.80.2–2.7	12.4
2077	14.13.7–49.7	0.80.2–2.7	12.3
2078	143.6–49.6	0.80.2–2.7	12.1
2079	13.83.6–49.5	0.80.2–2.7	12
2080	13.63.6–49.8	0.80.2–2.7	11.8
2081	13.43.5–49.9	0.80.2–2.7	11.7
2082	13.23.5–48.8	0.80.2–2.7	11.6
2083	13.13.4–48.2	0.70.2–2.7	11.5
2084	12.93.4–49	0.70.2–2.6	11.4
2085	12.83.4–49.4	0.70.2–2.6	11.3
2086	12.63.4–49.9	0.70.1–2.6	11.1
2087	12.53.3–50.3	0.70.1–2.5	11
2088	12.43.3–51.1	0.70.1–2.6	10.9
2089	12.23.3–49.7	0.70.1–2.5	10.8
2090	12.13.3–50.2	0.70.1–2.5	10.7
2091	123.2–51.1	0.70.1–2.4	10.6
2092	11.83.2–49.6	0.70.1–2.4	10.5
2093	11.73.2–50.8	0.60.1–2.4	10.4
2094	11.63.1–50.7	0.60.1–2.4	10.3
2095	11.53.1–50.4	0.60.1–2.3	10.1
2096	11.43–49.4	0.60.1–2.3	10
2097	11.23–49.9	0.60.1–2.3	9.9
2098	11.13–51	0.60.1–2.3	9.8
2099	112.9–49.1	0.60.1–2.2	9.7
2100	10.92.9–50.1	0.60.1–2.2	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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