Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality wdi

Mauritania
2.08
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.01
in 2024
Mauritania rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
45th

Neonatal mortality wdi over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
23456195819912024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.08 against 2.01 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.07.

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 4.08 1.42 Mauritania
1980s 5.03 3.37 1.66 Mauritania
1990s 4.23 3.19 1.03 Mauritania
2000s 3.34 2.85 0.4904 Mauritania
2010s 2.59 2.44 0.1459 Mauritania
2020s 2.18 2.09 0.091 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality wdi, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 2.08 against 2.01 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality wdi between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
0.07, 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 wdi?
Mauritania ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality wdi. 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 wdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed