Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Number of neonatal deaths

Papua New Guinea
6,526 deaths
in 2019
Rwanda
7,029 deaths
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd
Rwanda rank
51st

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Rwanda
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k195019842019

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 7,029 deaths against 6,526 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 503 deaths.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd and Rwanda ranks 51st of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1950s 3,764 deaths 12,118 deaths 8,354 deaths Rwanda
1960s 3,630 deaths 12,676 deaths 9,046 deaths Rwanda
1970s 3,320 deaths 14,520 deaths 11,200 deaths Rwanda
1980s 3,350 deaths 14,653 deaths 11,304 deaths Rwanda
1990s 4,093 deaths 11,545 deaths 7,452 deaths Rwanda
2000s 5,245 deaths 10,103 deaths 4,858 deaths Rwanda
2010s 6,200 deaths 7,772 deaths 1,573 deaths Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 7,029 deaths against 6,526 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
503 deaths, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd and Rwanda ranks 51st 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.