Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate

Lesotho
-2.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-2.06 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lesotho rank
83rd
Papua New Guinea rank
85th

Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
-4-202195519892024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -2.01 % change on previous year against -2.06 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lesotho ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s -4.07 % change on previous year -3.44 % change on previous year 0.6276 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1980s -1.63 % change on previous year -1.71 % change on previous year 0.0819 % change on previous year Lesotho
1990s -0.4505 % change on previous year -0.1043 % change on previous year 0.3462 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0928 % change on previous year -1.38 % change on previous year 1.47 % change on previous year Lesotho
2010s -1.67 % change on previous year -1.91 % change on previous year 0.2397 % change on previous year Lesotho
2020s -1.95 % change on previous year -2.08 % change on previous year 0.1346 % change on previous year Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Lesotho, at -2.01 % change on previous year against -2.06 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
0.05 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate?
Lesotho ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 10,178 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.