Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate
Burundi
1.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
48th
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.01 deaths per 100 live births against 1.91 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.78 deaths per 100 live births | 4.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7082 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 4.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7963 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.641 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4458 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0238 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1069 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.01 deaths per 100 live births against 1.91 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Burundi ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .