Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus
Papua New Guinea
43
in 2015
Rwanda
39
in 2015
Papua New Guinea rank
54th
Rwanda rank
57th
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 43 against 39 in Rwanda, a difference of 4.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 54th and Rwanda ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7 | 188.9 | 149.2 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 50.67 | 98.5 | 47.83 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 43 against 39 in Rwanda as of 2015.
- What is the difference in child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 4, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 54th and Rwanda ranks 57th 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.