Papua New Guinea vs Türkiye: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Papua New Guinea
5,153 deaths
in 2024
Türkiye
4,912 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Türkiye rank
57th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Türkiye
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k195619902024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,153 deaths against 4,912 deaths in Türkiye, a difference of 241 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Türkiye ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Türkiye ranks 57th of 199 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 4,689 deaths 72,683 deaths 67,994 deaths Türkiye
1980s 4,352 deaths 58,956 deaths 54,603 deaths Türkiye
1990s 5,161 deaths 36,390 deaths 31,229 deaths Türkiye
2000s 6,018 deaths 17,569 deaths 11,551 deaths Türkiye
2010s 5,992 deaths 9,030 deaths 3,039 deaths Türkiye
2020s 5,362 deaths 5,676 deaths 314.2 deaths Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Papua New Guinea or Türkiye?
Papua New Guinea, at 5,153 deaths against 4,912 deaths in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Papua New Guinea and Türkiye?
241 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Türkiye?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Türkiye rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Türkiye ranks 57th 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

Indicator
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .