Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Dominican Republic
4,277 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
5,153 deaths
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
59th
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Dominican Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,153 deaths against 4,277 deaths in Dominican Republic, a difference of 876 deaths.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,320 deaths | 4,689 deaths | 2,631 deaths | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 5,996 deaths | 4,352 deaths | 1,644 deaths | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 5,042 deaths | 5,161 deaths | 119.3 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4,917 deaths | 6,018 deaths | 1,101 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5,204 deaths | 5,992 deaths | 788 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4,593 deaths | 5,362 deaths | 768.6 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, Dominican Republic or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5,153 deaths against 4,277 deaths in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 876 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Dominican Republic ranks 59th 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 .