Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of neonatal deaths

Colombia
5,414 deaths
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
6,526 deaths
in 2019
Colombia rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Colombia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6,526 deaths against 5,414 deaths in Colombia, a difference of 1,112 deaths.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 18,555 deaths 3,764 deaths 14,791 deaths Colombia
1960s 19,702 deaths 3,630 deaths 16,072 deaths Colombia
1970s 17,477 deaths 3,320 deaths 14,158 deaths Colombia
1980s 17,364 deaths 3,350 deaths 14,015 deaths Colombia
1990s 15,792 deaths 4,093 deaths 11,699 deaths Colombia
2000s 11,744 deaths 5,245 deaths 6,498 deaths Colombia
2010s 6,904 deaths 6,200 deaths 704.4 deaths Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 6,526 deaths against 5,414 deaths in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
1,112 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Colombia ranks 56th 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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About this data

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

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.