Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Cambodia or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 6,526 deaths against 6,278 deaths in Cambodia as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Cambodia and Papua New Guinea?

248 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Papua New Guinea?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of neonatal deaths

Cambodia

6,278 deaths

in 2019

Papua New Guinea

6,526 deaths

in 2019

Cambodia rank

54th

Papua New Guinea rank

53rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Cambodia
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6,526 deaths against 6,278 deaths in Cambodia, a difference of 248 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 204 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,687 deaths	3,764 deaths	12,924 deaths	Cambodia
1960s	17,558 deaths	3,630 deaths	13,928 deaths	Cambodia
1970s	21,972 deaths	3,320 deaths	18,652 deaths	Cambodia
1980s	19,954 deaths	3,350 deaths	16,605 deaths	Cambodia
1990s	15,714 deaths	4,093 deaths	11,620 deaths	Cambodia
2000s	10,332 deaths	5,245 deaths	5,086 deaths	Cambodia
2010s	7,439 deaths	6,200 deaths	1,239 deaths	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Cambodia or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 6,526 deaths against 6,278 deaths in Cambodia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Cambodia and Papua New Guinea?: 248 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Papua New Guinea?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Cambodia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Cambodia ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.