Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate gho

Malawi
1.88
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
2.05
in 2023
Malawi rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
48th

Neonatal mortality rate gho over time

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
246196919962023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.05 against 1.88 in Malawi, a difference of 0.17.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 6.08 4.01 2.07 Malawi
1980s 5.38 3.39 1.99 Malawi
1990s 4.52 3.2 1.33 Malawi
2000s 3.16 2.86 0.3012 Malawi
2010s 2.37 2.44 0.0771 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.95 2.12 0.1632 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate gho, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.05 against 1.88 in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate gho between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
0.17, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for neonatal mortality rate gho?
Malawi ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate gho. 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 gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed