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Neonatal mortality rate

DemographicsUNICEFunicef_sowc:CME_MRY0•deaths per 1,000 live births•2000 → 2024•198 countries
Source: UNICEF (UNICEF)
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DemographicsUNICEF
Coverage
198
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Spotlight
South Sudan
SSD
71.8697 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Nigeria
NGA
69.7713 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Niger
NER
65.6222 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
SOM
65.3986 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Liberia
LBR
63.2455 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Zimbabwe
ZWE
62.4358 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Neonatal mortality rate infographic

Neonatal mortality rate by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: deaths per 1,000 live births
≤ 3.15
3.15 – 6.02
6.02 – 10.39
10.39 – 14.96
14.96 – 24.37
24.37 – 37.74
> 37.74
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)

Highest 15 countries

Neonatal mortality rate
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)

Distribution across countries

Neonatal mortality rate
Countries
50
 
Median
41.2
 
Mean
43.3
 
25th pctl
33.8
 
75th pctl
48.3
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)

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Neonatal mortality rate
South SudanNigeriaNiger
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)
CountryLatestDateTrend
South SudanSSD71.87 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
NigeriaNGA69.77 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
NigerNER65.62 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM65.4 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
LiberiaLBR63.25 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
ZimbabweZWE62.44 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
GuineaGIN59.82 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Central African RepublicCAF58.83 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD56.42 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
LesothoLSO56.34 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
ChadTCD56.26 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Sierra LeoneSLE54.6 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
AfghanistanAFG48.31 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
PakistanPAK48.21 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Equatorial GuineaGNQ47.6 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MaliMLI47.52 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
BeninBEN45.19 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Cote d'IvoireCIV44.82 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MozambiqueMOZ43.72 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Burkina FasoBFA43.63 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
DjiboutiDJI43 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MadagascarMDG42.97 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
SudanSDN42.91 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
EswatiniSWZ42.22 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Guinea-BissauGNB42.07 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
CameroonCMR40.25 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
HaitiHTI38.99 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
KiribatiKIR38.81 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MalawiMWI37.96 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
NamibiaNAM36.41 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
UgandaUGA35.95 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
ComorosCOM35.02 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
TogoTGO34.83 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Timor-LesteTLS34.63 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
ZambiaZMB34.61 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
EthiopiaETH34.49 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
KenyaKEN34.15 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Yemen, Rep.YEM33.85 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
DominicaDMA33.35 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MyanmarMMR32.8 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Gambia, TheGMB32.7 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
AngolaAGO32.13 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
BotswanaBWA32.1 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Papua New GuineaPNG31.28 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
BurundiBDI30.5 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
TurkmenistanTKM30.45 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MauritaniaMRT30.22 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
RwandaRWA29.37 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
SenegalSEN28.89 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
TanzaniaTZA28.71 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Source: UNICEF (UNICEF)