Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality ihme

Kenya
1.97
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
1.96
in 2019
Kenya rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
48th

Neonatal mortality ihme over time

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
01234195019842019

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.97 against 1.96 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 4.19 4.22 0.04 Papua New Guinea
1960s 3.62 3.57 0.05 Kenya
1970s 3.21 2.95 0.267 Kenya
1980s 2.89 2.61 0.279 Kenya
1990s 2.7 2.35 0.342 Kenya
2000s 2.56 2.26 0.305 Kenya
2010s 2.2 2.06 0.148 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality ihme, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Kenya, at 1.97 against 1.96 in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality ihme between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
0.01, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for neonatal mortality ihme?
Kenya ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality ihme. 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 ihme
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed