Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Stillbirth rate
Burkina Faso
18.9 per 1,000 total births
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
19.2 per 1,000 total births
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.2 per 1,000 total births against 18.9 per 1,000 total births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 total births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.21 per 1,000 total births | 23.34 per 1,000 total births | 5.87 per 1,000 total births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 20.99 per 1,000 total births | 20.38 per 1,000 total births | 0.61 per 1,000 total births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 19.75 per 1,000 total births | 19.43 per 1,000 total births | 0.325 per 1,000 total births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 19.2 per 1,000 total births against 18.9 per 1,000 total births in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3 per 1,000 total births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.