Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Congo
0.0093 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0116 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
104th
Papua New Guinea rank
101st

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0050.010.015197519992023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0093 deaths per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0023 deaths per square kilometre.

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

Across all 41 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 195 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0071 deaths per square kilometre 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre 0.0025 deaths per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0091 deaths per square kilometre 0.0114 deaths per square kilometre 0.0023 deaths per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0105 deaths per square kilometre 0.0133 deaths per square kilometre 0.0028 deaths per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0104 deaths per square kilometre 0.0132 deaths per square kilometre 0.0028 deaths per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0094 deaths per square kilometre 0.012 deaths per square kilometre 0.0025 deaths per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0093 deaths per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
0.0023 deaths per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 104th 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.