Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Number of neonatal deaths

Dominican Republic
4,277
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
5,153
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
59th
Papua New Guinea rank
56th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196419942024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5,153 against 4,277 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 876.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 7,320 4,689 2,631 Dominican Republic
1980s 5,996 4,352 1,644 Dominican Republic
1990s 5,042 5,161 119.3 Papua New Guinea
2000s 4,917 6,018 1,101 Papua New Guinea
2010s 5,204 5,992 788 Papua New Guinea
2020s 4,593 5,362 768.6 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Dominican Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 5,153 against 4,277 in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
876, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.