Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, neonatal

Kenya
20.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
20.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
45th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 20.7 per 1,000 live births against 20.1 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Kenya ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 34.28 per 1,000 live births 40.75 per 1,000 live births 6.47 per 1,000 live births Papua New Guinea
1980s 29.64 per 1,000 live births 33.67 per 1,000 live births 4.03 per 1,000 live births Papua New Guinea
1990s 26.46 per 1,000 live births 31.94 per 1,000 live births 5.48 per 1,000 live births Papua New Guinea
2000s 24.9 per 1,000 live births 28.53 per 1,000 live births 3.63 per 1,000 live births Papua New Guinea
2010s 23.06 per 1,000 live births 24.41 per 1,000 live births 1.35 per 1,000 live births Papua New Guinea
2020s 21.38 per 1,000 live births 20.92 per 1,000 live births 0.46 per 1,000 live births Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Kenya, at 20.7 per 1,000 live births against 20.1 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Kenya ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 197 countries.
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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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.