Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, neonatal
Mauritania
20.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
20.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 20.8 per 1,000 live births against 20.1 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 197 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.98 per 1,000 live births | 40.75 per 1,000 live births | 14.23 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 50.26 per 1,000 live births | 33.67 per 1,000 live births | 16.59 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 42.27 per 1,000 live births | 31.94 per 1,000 live births | 10.33 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 33.43 per 1,000 live births | 28.53 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 25.86 per 1,000 live births | 24.41 per 1,000 live births | 1.45 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 21.84 per 1,000 live births | 20.92 per 1,000 live births | 0.92 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritania, at 20.8 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 Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd 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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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.