Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Kenya
20.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
20.07 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
46th
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 20.7 per 1,000 live births against 20.07 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.63 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kenya ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | 28.53 per 1,000 live births | 3.62 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 23.07 per 1,000 live births | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | 1.34 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 21.39 per 1,000 live births | 20.93 per 1,000 live births | 0.4614 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Kenya, at 20.7 per 1,000 live births against 20.07 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.63 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 46th 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.