Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 17.74 in 2030. βΌ Falling
Latest (2030)
17.74
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
46th
of 200 countries
All-time high
19.66
in 2025
All-time low
17.74
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Papua New Guinea, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 17.74 for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 18.87 | 18.11 | 19.66 | 5 |
| 2030s | 17.74 | 17.74 | 17.74 | 1 |
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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)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Papua New Guinea?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Papua New Guinea was 17.74 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.66 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.74 in 2030.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 46th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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