Papua New Guinea vs Syria: Number of neonatal deaths

Papua New Guinea
5,153
in 2024
Syria
5,419
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Syria rank
55th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Syria
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196019922024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 5,419 against 5,153 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 266.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Syria ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Syria ranks 55th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 4,689 7,423 2,734 Syria
1980s 4,352 8,261 3,908 Syria
1990s 5,161 7,071 1,910 Syria
2000s 6,018 6,167 148.7 Syria
2010s 5,992 5,121 870.9 Papua New Guinea
2020s 5,362 4,911 451 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Papua New Guinea or Syria?
Syria, at 5,419 against 5,153 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Papua New Guinea and Syria?
266, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Syria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Syria rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Syria ranks 55th 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.