Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate

Gambia
1.9%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
2.0%
in 2019
Gambia rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
48th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Gambia
  • Papua New Guinea
0246195019842019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 5.1% 4.2% 0.8% Gambia
1960s 4.7% 3.6% 1.1% Gambia
1970s 4.4% 2.9% 1.5% Gambia
1980s 3.9% 2.6% 1.3% Gambia
1990s 3.4% 2.4% 1.1% Gambia
2000s 3.0% 2.3% 0.7% Gambia
2010s 2.3% 2.1% 0.2% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Gambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Gambia ranks 49th 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.