Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate
Mauritania
2.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.08 deaths per 100 live births against 2.01 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5 deaths per 100 live births | 4.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4904 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1459 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.091 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritania, at 2.08 deaths per 100 live births against 2.01 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd 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 .