Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Stillbirth rate
Papua New Guinea
1.92 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.94 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.94 deaths per 100 births against 1.92 deaths per 100 births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 deaths per 100 births | 2.35 deaths per 100 births | 0.0138 deaths per 100 births | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.04 deaths per 100 births | 1.94 deaths per 100 births | 0.0943 deaths per 100 births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.94 deaths per 100 births | 1.93 deaths per 100 births | 0.0137 deaths per 100 births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.94 deaths per 100 births against 1.92 deaths per 100 births in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.