Central African Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Central African Republic
0.0117 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0116 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
100th
Papua New Guinea rank
101st

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.0117 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.009 deaths per square kilometre 0.0104 deaths per square kilometre 0.0013 deaths per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0103 deaths per square kilometre 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre 0.0007 deaths per square kilometre Central African Republic
1990s 0.011 deaths per square kilometre 0.0114 deaths per square kilometre 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0115 deaths per square kilometre 0.0133 deaths per square kilometre 0.0018 deaths per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre 0.0132 deaths per square kilometre 0.0017 deaths per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0123 deaths per square kilometre 0.012 deaths per square kilometre 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Central African Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Central African Republic, at 0.0117 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?
0.0001 deaths per square kilometre, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Central African Republic ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
deaths per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,263 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.