Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0116 deaths per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
101st
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0137 deaths per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.0095 deaths per square kilometre
in 1982
Years of data
49
1975–2023
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0137 deaths per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 deaths per square kilometre, in 1982.
Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.011 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0107 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0103 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.01 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0098 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0095 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0097 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.01 deaths per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0102 deaths per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0106 deaths per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.011 deaths per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0113 deaths per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0115 deaths per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0123 deaths per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0125 deaths per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0127 deaths per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0129 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.013 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0132 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0133 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0135 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 deaths per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0137 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0137 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0137 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0137 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0135 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0134 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0133 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.013 deaths per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0129 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 deaths per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0123 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0121 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0431 deaths per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0128 deaths per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0104 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0098 deaths per square kilometre | 0.011 deaths per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0095 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0097 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0114 deaths per square kilometre | 0.01 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0127 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0133 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0128 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0137 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0132 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0125 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0137 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.012 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0123 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 98 South Africa 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 99 Samoa 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 100 Central African Republic 0.0117 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 102 Qatar 0.0099 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 103 Laos 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 104 Congo 0.0093 deaths per square kilometre 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 deaths per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 deaths per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.