Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate

Bangladesh
2.0%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
2.0%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
46th
Papua New Guinea rank
48th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Papua New Guinea
2.557.51012.5195019842019

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 204 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 11.7% 4.2% 7.5% Bangladesh
1960s 9.8% 3.6% 6.3% Bangladesh
1970s 8.3% 2.9% 5.3% Bangladesh
1980s 6.9% 2.6% 4.3% Bangladesh
1990s 5.1% 2.4% 2.7% Bangladesh
2000s 3.8% 2.3% 1.5% Bangladesh
2010s 2.6% 2.1% 0.5% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Bangladesh or Papua New Guinea?
Bangladesh, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Bangladesh ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death between 0 and 27 days.