Neonatal mortality ihme in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality ihme was 1.96 in 2019. βΌ Falling
Neonatal mortality ihme in Papua New Guinea, 1950β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality ihme in Papua New Guinea is 1.96, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.47 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.96, in 2019.
That places Papua New Guinea 48th out of 201 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.22 | 3.94 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.57 | 3.26 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.95 | 2.76 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 | 2.48 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 2.28 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 | 2.17 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 | 1.96 | 2.14 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 46 Bangladesh 1.98 compare
- 47 Kenya 1.97 compare
- 49 Gambia, The 1.94 compare
- 50 Eritrea, The State of 1.93 compare
- 51 Nepal 1.9 compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 97,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 89,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 99,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 90,833 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality ihme in Papua New Guinea?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Papua New Guinea was 1.96 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.47 in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 48th out of 201 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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