3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
39.6
South Sudan
Lowest
0.7
Singapore
Median
8.5
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,378
What the numbers show
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 39.6 in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.7 in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.5, and the mean is 11.9.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 57.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 182 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 50.5%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 75.0%).
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 39.6 | 2021 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 2 | Pakistan | 39.4 | 2021 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 36 | 2021 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 4 | Lesotho | 35.3 | 2021 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 5 | Nigeria | 34.9 | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 34.3 | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 34.1 | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 33.7 | 2021 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 9 | Mali | 33.4 | 2021 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32.3 | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 32.3 | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 31.9 | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea | 31.1 | 2021 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 30.9 | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 15 | Liberia | 29.9 | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 16 | Djibouti | 29.6 | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 29.2 | 2021 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.5 | 2021 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 19 | Dominica | 28.3 | 2021 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 19 | Yemen | 28.3 | 2021 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 21 | Mozambique | 27.5 | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 22 | Sudan | 26.7 | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 23 | Angola | 26.6 | 2021 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 24 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 26.5 | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 26.2 | 2021 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 26 | Comoros | 25.8 | 2021 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 27 | Cameroon | 25.6 | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 25.3 | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 28 | Gambia | 25.3 | 2021 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 25 | 2021 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 31 | Zambia | 24.6 | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 32 | Haiti | 24.3 | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 33 | Madagascar | 24.1 | 2021 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 34 | Togo | 24 | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 23.5 | 2021 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 36 | Eswatini | 23.2 | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 22.9 | 2021 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 38 | Ghana | 22.8 | 2021 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 39 | Mauritania | 22.6 | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 40 | Timor-Leste | 22.2 | 2021 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 41 | Myanmar | 21.7 | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 21.2 | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 21.1 | 2021 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21 | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 45 | Kiribati | 20.8 | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 46 | Burundi | 20.4 | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 47 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 20 | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 48 | Namibia | 19.5 | 2021 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 49 | Malawi | 19.3 | 2021 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 50 | India | 19.1 | 2021 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 51 | Uganda | 19 | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 52 | Gabon | 18.9 | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 53 | Congo | 18.4 | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 53 | Kenya | 18.4 | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 55 | Botswana | 18 | 2021 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 56 | Naoero | 17.7 | 2021 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 57 | Rwanda | 17.5 | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 58 | Eritrea | 17.3 | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 59 | Guyana | 16.9 | 2021 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 60 | Nepal | 16.2 | 2021 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 16 | 2021 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 62 | Algeria | 15.6 | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 63 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15 | 2021 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 64 | Bhutan | 14.8 | 2021 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 65 | Iraq | 14.1 | 2021 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 66 | Marshall Islands | 13.8 | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 67 | Fiji | 13.7 | 2021 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 13.6 | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 13.2 | 2021 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 13 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.9 | 2021 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 72 | Cambodia | 12.8 | 2021 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 73 | Niue | 12.6 | 2021 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 74 | Philippines | 12.3 | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.9 | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 76 | Tunisia | 11.5 | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 77 | Indonesia | 11.3 | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 78 | Morocco | 11.1 | 2021 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 79 | South Africa | 11 | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 80 | Guatemala | 10.8 | 2021 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 80 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.8 | 2021 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 82 | Suriname | 10.7 | 2021 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 83 | Mauritius | 10.6 | 2021 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 84 | Republic of Moldova | 10.5 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 84 | Viet Nam | 10.5 | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 86 | Grenada | 10.3 | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 86 | Jamaica | 10.3 | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.3 | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 89 | Egypt | 10 | 2021 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 90 | Vanuatu | 9.9 | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.8 | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 9.7 | 2021 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 93 | Tuvalu | 9.6 | 2021 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 9.5 | 2021 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 94 | Honduras | 9.5 | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 96 | Palestine, State of | 9.3 | 2021 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 97 | Seychelles | 8.6 | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 98 | Brazil | 8.5 | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 98 | Jordan | 8.5 | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 98 | Palau | 8.5 | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.5 | 2021 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 8.4 | 2021 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 103 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 8.2 | 2021 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 104 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.1 | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 104 | Mexico | 8.1 | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 106 | Barbados | 7.9 | 2021 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 107 | Panama | 7.8 | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 7.7 | 2021 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 7.6 | 2021 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.6 | 2021 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 111 | Mongolia | 7.5 | 2021 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 112 | Belize | 7.4 | 2021 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 7.4 | 2021 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 114 | Bahamas | 7.2 | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 115 | Albania | 7.1 | 2021 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 115 | Peru | 7.1 | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 117 | Colombia | 7 | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 118 | Ecuador | 6.7 | 2021 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 119 | Samoa | 6.6 | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.2 | 2021 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 121 | El Salvador | 6.1 | 2021 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 122 | Libya | 5.8 | 2021 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 123 | Armenia | 5.6 | 2021 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 5.4 | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 124 | Georgia | 5.4 | 2021 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 124 | British Virgin Islands | 5.4 | 2021 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 127 | Argentina | 5.1 | 2021 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 128 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2021 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Kuwait | 4.9 | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 129 | Tonga | 4.9 | 2021 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 131 | Lebanon | 4.8 | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 131 | Ukraine | 4.8 | 2021 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 133 | Thailand | 4.7 | 2021 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 133 | Türkiye | 4.7 | 2021 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 135 | Oman | 4.6 | 2021 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 136 | Chile | 4.3 | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 137 | Malaysia | 4.2 | 2021 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.1 | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 138 | Maldives | 4.1 | 2021 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Uruguay | 4 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 3.9 | 2021 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 141 | Malta | 3.9 | 2021 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 143 | Cook Islands | 3.7 | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 144 | Serbia | 3.6 | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 3.5 | 2021 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 146 | Canada | 3.4 | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 3.4 | 2021 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.3 | 2021 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 148 | Qatar | 3.3 | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | 3.3 | 2021 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 148 | United States of America | 3.3 | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 152 | China | 3.2 | 2021 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Romania | 3.2 | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 154 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 154 | Bahrain | 3 | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 156 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.8 | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 156 | Croatia | 2.8 | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 156 | Poland | 2.8 | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 156 | Slovakia | 2.8 | 2021 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 156 | Montserrat | 2.8 | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 161 | Switzerland | 2.7 | 2021 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 161 | Netherlands | 2.7 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 163 | Denmark | 2.5 | 2021 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 163 | France | 2.5 | 2021 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 163 | New Zealand | 2.5 | 2021 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 166 | Australia | 2.4 | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 166 | Belgium | 2.4 | 2021 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 166 | Cuba | 2.4 | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.4 | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 170 | Austria | 2.3 | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 171 | Germany | 2.2 | 2021 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 171 | Greece | 2.2 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 173 | Hungary | 2.1 | 2021 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 173 | Ireland | 2.1 | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 173 | Latvia | 2.1 | 2021 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 173 | Anguilla | 2.1 | 2021 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 177 | Russian Federation | 2 | 2021 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 178 | Lithuania | 1.9 | 2021 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 179 | Spain | 1.8 | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 180 | Israel | 1.7 | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 180 | Luxembourg | 1.7 | 2021 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 180 | Portugal | 1.7 | 2021 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 183 | Cyprus | 1.6 | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 184 | Italy | 1.5 | 2021 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 184 | Monaco | 1.5 | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 186 | Andorra | 1.4 | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 186 | Czechia | 1.4 | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 186 | Iceland | 1.4 | 2021 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 186 | Republic of Korea | 1.4 | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 186 | Sweden | 1.4 | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 191 | Finland | 1.3 | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 191 | Norway | 1.3 | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 191 | Slovenia | 1.3 | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 194 | Montenegro | 1 | 2021 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Belarus | 0.9 | 2021 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Estonia | 0.9 | 2021 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Japan | 0.8 | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 197 | San Marino | 0.8 | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 199 | Singapore | 0.7 | 2021 | down 36.4% | falling |