Neonatal mortality rate gho in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate gho was 2.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Papua New Guinea, 1974–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.05 for neonatal mortality rate gho in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate gho in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.31 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2.05, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.01 | 3.73 | 4.31 | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.39 | 3.2 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 | 2.7 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 2.23 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 | 2.05 | 2.18 | 4 |
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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 gho in Papua New Guinea?
- Neonatal mortality rate gho in Papua New Guinea was 2.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.31 in 1974.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for neonatal mortality rate gho?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal mortality rate gho rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 rate gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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