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Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Neonatal mortality rate

Papua New Guinea
2.05 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
2.06 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
48th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
47th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
012345196819952023

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 2.06 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.05 Deaths per 1000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 48th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 47th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 4.01 Deaths per 1000 live births 4.31 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3001 Deaths per 1000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 3.39 Deaths per 1000 live births 4.24 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.8494 Deaths per 1000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 3.2 Deaths per 1000 live births 3.69 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.4885 Deaths per 1000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 2.86 Deaths per 1000 live births 2.85 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0088 Deaths per 1000 live births Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.44 Deaths per 1000 live births 2.37 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0758 Deaths per 1000 live births Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.12 Deaths per 1000 live births 2.14 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0199 Deaths per 1000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 2.06 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.05 Deaths per 1000 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.01 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 48th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
Deaths per 1000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.