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

Papua New Guinea
2.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
1.99 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
46th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
012345196819962024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.01 deaths per 100 live births against 1.99 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th 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 4.08 deaths per 100 live births 4.31 deaths per 100 live births 0.239 deaths per 100 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 3.37 deaths per 100 live births 4.28 deaths per 100 live births 0.9112 deaths per 100 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 3.19 deaths per 100 live births 3.68 deaths per 100 live births 0.4899 deaths per 100 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 2.85 deaths per 100 live births 2.84 deaths per 100 live births 0.0147 deaths per 100 live births Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.44 deaths per 100 live births 2.36 deaths per 100 live births 0.0822 deaths per 100 live births Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.09 deaths per 100 live births 2.11 deaths per 100 live births 0.0197 deaths per 100 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?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.01 deaths per 100 live births against 1.99 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .