Papua New Guinea vs Turkey: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Papua New Guinea
5,153
in 2024
Turkey
4,912
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Turkey rank
57th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkey
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,153 against 4,912 in Turkey, a difference of 241.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Turkey ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Turkey ranks 57th of 195 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,689 | 72,683 | 67,994 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 4,352 | 58,956 | 54,603 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 5,161 | 36,390 | 31,229 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 6,018 | 17,569 | 11,551 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 5,992 | 9,030 | 3,039 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 5,362 | 5,676 | 314.2 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Papua New Guinea or Turkey?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5,153 against 4,912 in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
- 241, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkey rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Turkey ranks 57th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.