What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 44.85 per 1,000 live births in 1990.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 26.54 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, neonatal was 26.54 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

26.54 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 1.4%

Rank

6th

of 47 groups

All-time high

44.85 per 1,000 live births

in 1990

All-time low

26.54 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1990–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 26.54 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 44.85 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.54 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990 to 2024.
Year	per 1,000 live births	Change
1990	44.85 per 1,000 live births	—
1991	44.41 per 1,000 live births	-1.0%
1992	44.04 per 1,000 live births	-0.8%
1993	43.65 per 1,000 live births	-0.9%
1994	43.29 per 1,000 live births	-0.8%
1995	42.68 per 1,000 live births	-1.4%
1996	42.22 per 1,000 live births	-1.1%
1997	41.6 per 1,000 live births	-1.5%
1998	40.87 per 1,000 live births	-1.8%
1999	39.93 per 1,000 live births	-2.3%
2000	39.01 per 1,000 live births	-2.3%
2001	38.07 per 1,000 live births	-2.4%
2002	37.09 per 1,000 live births	-2.6%
2003	36.12 per 1,000 live births	-2.6%
2004	35.22 per 1,000 live births	-2.5%
2005	34.37 per 1,000 live births	-2.4%
2006	33.62 per 1,000 live births	-2.2%
2007	32.97 per 1,000 live births	-1.9%
2008	32.31 per 1,000 live births	-2.0%
2009	31.8 per 1,000 live births	-1.6%
2010	31.22 per 1,000 live births	-1.8%
2011	30.74 per 1,000 live births	-1.5%
2012	30.2 per 1,000 live births	-1.8%
2013	29.8 per 1,000 live births	-1.3%
2014	29.47 per 1,000 live births	-1.1%
2015	29.19 per 1,000 live births	-1.0%
2016	28.91 per 1,000 live births	-1.0%
2017	28.64 per 1,000 live births	-0.9%
2018	28.31 per 1,000 live births	-1.1%
2019	28.06 per 1,000 live births	-0.9%
2020	27.79 per 1,000 live births	-1.0%
2021	27.57 per 1,000 live births	-0.8%
2022	27.31 per 1,000 live births	-0.9%
2023	26.92 per 1,000 live births	-1.4%
2024	26.54 per 1,000 live births	-1.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	42.75 per 1,000 live births	39.93 per 1,000 live births	44.85 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	35.06 per 1,000 live births	31.8 per 1,000 live births	39.01 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	29.45 per 1,000 live births	28.06 per 1,000 live births	31.22 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	27.23 per 1,000 live births	26.54 per 1,000 live births	27.79 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

3 Pakistan 36.1 per 1,000 live births compare
4 Somalia 34.2 per 1,000 live births compare
5 Zimbabwe 33.7 per 1,000 live births compare
6 Afghanistan 33.1 per 1,000 live births compare
7 Liberia 32.9 per 1,000 live births compare
8 Niger 32.8 per 1,000 live births compare
9 Guinea-Bissau 32 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 26.54 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 44.85 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 26.54 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.