High income vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, neonatal
High income
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
20.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
High income rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- High income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 20.1 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in High income, a difference of 17.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 7.2 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.88 per 1,000 live births | 31.94 per 1,000 live births | 26.06 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.15 per 1,000 live births | 28.53 per 1,000 live births | 24.38 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.24 per 1,000 live births | 24.41 per 1,000 live births | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.82 per 1,000 live births | 20.92 per 1,000 live births | 18.1 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, High income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 20.1 per 1,000 live births against 2.8 per 1,000 live births in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between High income and Papua New Guinea?
- 17.3 per 1,000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do High income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- High income ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.