Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Papua New Guinea
20.07 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Yemen
20.89 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
Yemen rank
44th
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 20.89 per 1,000 live births against 20.07 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.82 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Yemen ranks 44th of 213 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.53 per 1,000 live births | 31.89 per 1,000 live births | 3.37 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 2010s | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | 24.53 per 1,000 live births | 0.1292 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 2020s | 20.93 per 1,000 live births | 21.72 per 1,000 live births | 0.7887 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 20.89 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 Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 0.82 per 1,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 47th and Yemen ranks 44th 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.