Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Colombia
4,390 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
5,153 deaths
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Colombia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,153 deaths against 4,390 deaths in Colombia, a difference of 763 deaths.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,354 deaths | 4,689 deaths | 15,665 deaths | Colombia |
| 1980s | 17,396 deaths | 4,352 deaths | 13,044 deaths | Colombia |
| 1990s | 14,336 deaths | 5,161 deaths | 9,175 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 9,876 deaths | 6,018 deaths | 3,858 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6,161 deaths | 5,992 deaths | 169.8 deaths | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4,761 deaths | 5,362 deaths | 600.6 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5,153 deaths against 4,390 deaths in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 763 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .