Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus
Lao People's Democratic Republic
44
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
43
in 2015
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
52nd
Papua New Guinea rank
54th
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 44 against 43 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 52nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5 | 39.7 | 5.8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 58.83 | 50.67 | 8.17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 44 against 43 in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 1, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 52nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.