What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?

1,248 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic 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.

Central African Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Number of neonatal deaths

Central African Republic

7,774 deaths

in 2019

Papua New Guinea

6,526 deaths

in 2019

Central African Republic rank

50th

Papua New Guinea rank

53rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Central African Republic
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 7,774 deaths against 6,526 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,248 deaths.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 204 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,384 deaths	3,764 deaths	620 deaths	Central African Republic
1960s	5,128 deaths	3,630 deaths	1,498 deaths	Central African Republic
1970s	5,649 deaths	3,320 deaths	2,330 deaths	Central African Republic
1980s	6,044 deaths	3,350 deaths	2,694 deaths	Central African Republic
1990s	6,950 deaths	4,093 deaths	2,857 deaths	Central African Republic
2000s	8,206 deaths	5,245 deaths	2,960 deaths	Central African Republic
2010s	8,201 deaths	6,200 deaths	2,002 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Central African Republic or Papua New Guinea?: Central African Republic, at 7,774 deaths against 6,526 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?: 1,248 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Central African Republic ranks 50th 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.