Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)

Burundi
19.07 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
20.07 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
47th

Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time

  • Burundi
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 20.07 per 1,000 live births against 19.07 per 1,000 live births in Burundi, a difference of 1 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 32.99 per 1,000 live births 28.53 per 1,000 live births 4.46 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2010s 24.16 per 1,000 live births 24.4 per 1,000 live births 0.2382 per 1,000 live births Papua New Guinea
2020s 19.86 per 1,000 live births 20.93 per 1,000 live births 1.07 per 1,000 live births Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 20.07 per 1,000 live births against 19.07 per 1,000 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
1 per 1,000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Burundi ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
234 places, 5,850 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed