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Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection) by country

Countries reporting
195
Highest
310,007
Nigeria
Lowest
1
Cook Islands
Median
841
Years covered
6
2025–2030
Data points
1,272

What the numbers show

Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 310,007 in Nigeria; the lowest is 1 in Cook Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 841, and the mean is 10,568.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 163 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 14.0%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 50.0%).

Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 310,007 2030 up 4.0% flat
2 India 279,045 2030 down 23.7% falling
3 Pakistan 223,196 2030 down 8.3% falling
4 Democratic Republic of Congo 115,709 2030 up 7.7% rising
5 Ethiopia 92,551 2030 down 9.7% falling
6 Bangladesh 48,597 2030 down 18.7% falling
7 Tanzania 46,446 2030 down 1.7% flat
8 Afghanistan 44,898 2030 down 7.8% falling
9 Niger 38,615 2030 up 4.3% flat
10 Sudan 36,505 2030 down 4.2% flat
11 Uganda 35,694 2030 down 2.6% flat
12 Mozambique 33,717 2030 up 3.8% flat
13 Egypt 32,727 2030 down 2.5% flat
14 Kenya 31,124 2030 down 1.1% flat
15 Indonesia 30,829 2030 down 20.9% falling
16 Somalia 26,984 2030 down 2.3% flat
17 Yemen 26,752 2030 down 7.1% falling
18 Cote d'Ivoire 26,733 2030 down 2.3% flat
19 Chad 25,909 2030 down 4.3% flat
20 Mali 25,880 2030 down 3.8% flat
21 Angola 25,852 2030 up 1.4% flat
22 Philippines 25,614 2030 up 2.0% flat
23 Madagascar 24,185 2030 up 2.9% flat
24 Cameroon 22,887 2030 down 3.9% flat
25 Zimbabwe 17,940 2030 up 6.4% rising
26 Malawi 16,944 2030 up 5.0% rising
27 Burkina Faso 16,384 2030 down 5.2% falling
28 Mexico 15,623 2030 down 5.0% falling
29 South Sudan 15,592 2030 up 10.6% rising
30 Zambia 15,406 2030 up 2.4% flat
31 Myanmar 14,382 2030 down 15.4% falling
32 South Africa 14,258 2030 down 2.5% flat
33 Brazil 14,024 2030 down 19.6% falling
34 Guinea 13,916 2030 down 4.2% flat
35 Ghana 13,776 2030 down 12.2% falling
36 China 13,428 2030 down 35.6% falling
37 United States 13,043 2030 down 1.8% flat
38 Iraq 12,806 2030 down 10.6% falling
39 Benin 12,682 2030 down 3.1% flat
40 Algeria 11,440 2030 down 10.5% falling
41 Senegal 10,720 2030 down 4.5% flat
42 Vietnam 9,700 2030 down 15.4% falling
43 Burundi 8,305 2030 down 4.9% flat
44 Central African Republic 7,533 2030 up 2.1% flat
45 Rwanda 6,705 2030 down 2.9% flat
46 Sierra Leone 6,584 2030 down 8.7% falling
47 Togo 6,352 2030 down 3.2% flat
48 Syria 6,130 2030 up 8.3% rising
49 Nepal 6,037 2030 down 25.1% falling
50 Iran 5,987 2030 down 23.4% falling
51 Liberia 5,835 2030 up 2.6% flat
52 Uzbekistan 5,177 2030 down 22.8% falling
53 Haiti 5,146 2030 down 10.0% falling
54 Venezuela 4,739 2030 up 0.5% flat
55 Papua New Guinea 4,599 2030 down 8.9% falling
56 Morocco 4,464 2030 down 22.0% falling
57 Turkey 3,729 2030 down 20.6% falling
58 Dominican Republic 3,682 2030 down 11.6% falling
59 Mauritania 3,490 2030 down 4.1% flat
60 Colombia 3,370 2030 down 19.7% falling
61 Congo 3,138 2030 down 0.9% flat
62 Turkmenistan 2,987 2030 down 11.9% falling
63 Peru 2,917 2030 down 14.3% falling
64 Guatemala 2,913 2030 down 16.0% falling
65 Tajikistan 2,628 2030 down 8.9% falling
66 Cambodia 2,390 2030 down 25.4% falling
67 Thailand 2,376 2030 down 16.5% falling
68 North Korea 2,286 2030 down 21.6% falling
69 Argentina 2,159 2030 down 13.4% falling
70 United Kingdom 2,064 2030 down 0.2% flat
71 Malaysia 1,917 2030 up 2.1% flat
72 Guinea-Bissau 1,898 2030 down 7.2% falling
73 France 1,825 2030 up 1.4% flat
74 Ecuador 1,806 2030 down 3.1% flat
75 Gambia 1,629 2030 down 11.8% falling
76 Laos 1,595 2030 down 21.6% falling
77 Honduras 1,582 2030 down 16.9% falling
78 Namibia 1,552 2030 down 6.2% falling
79 Eritrea 1,511 2030 down 3.9% flat
80 Germany 1,506 2030 down 7.4% falling
81 Jordan 1,446 2030 down 13.4% falling
82 Russia 1,439 2030 down 37.1% falling
83 Equatorial Guinea 1,404 2030 down 4.9% flat
84 Lesotho 1,391 2030 down 10.1% falling
85 Kyrgyzstan 1,382 2030 down 12.1% falling
86 Bolivia 1,322 2030 down 26.7% falling
87 Azerbaijan 1,296 2030 down 10.7% falling
88 Kazakhstan 1,226 2030 down 18.4% falling
89 Saudi Arabia 1,218 2030 down 20.8% falling
90 Canada 1,198 2030 down 1.6% flat
91 Sri Lanka 1,009 2030 down 17.3% falling
92 Palestine 1,008 2030 down 15.2% falling
93 Lebanon 992 2030 up 2.5% flat
94 Gabon 980 2030 down 10.6% falling
95 Ukraine 934 2030 down 4.4% falling
96 Paraguay 917 2030 down 18.6% falling
97 Botswana 899 2030 down 14.6% falling
98 Tunisia 841 2030 down 29.0% falling
99 Chile 722 2030 down 8.3% falling
100 Eswatini 683 2030 down 5.8% falling
101 Australia 666 2030 down 3.5% flat
102 Japan 627 2030 down 2.8% flat
103 East Timor 617 2030 down 5.2% falling
104 Italy 604 2030 down 10.8% falling
105 Djibouti 586 2030 down 9.6% falling
106 Poland 574 2030 down 20.5% falling
107 Romania 548 2030 down 13.7% falling
108 Oman 516 2030 down 1.0% flat
109 Spain 512 2030 down 8.9% falling
110 Libya 499 2030 down 17.4% falling
111 Comoros 494 2030 down 7.3% falling
112 Netherlands 471 2030 up 3.3% flat
113 Nicaragua 433 2030 down 33.3% falling
114 Jamaica 388 2030 down 10.4% falling
115 Cuba 377 2030 down 5.3% falling
116 Costa Rica 357 2030 down 3.5% flat
117 Mongolia 347 2030 down 18.5% falling
118 Moldova 344 2030 down 10.2% falling
119 El Salvador 312 2030 down 23.2% falling
120 Panama 305 2030 down 16.7% falling
121 Israel 266 2030 down 7.6% falling
122 Fiji 240 2030 down 2.8% flat
122 South Korea 240 2030 down 13.0% falling
124 United Arab Emirates 222 2030 down 11.9% falling
125 Belgium 218 2030 down 2.7% flat
126 Kuwait 217 2030 up 1.9% flat
127 Switzerland 201 2030 down 10.7% falling
128 Guyana 195 2030 down 19.1% falling
129 Solomon Islands 162 2030 down 6.4% falling
130 Georgia 160 2030 down 20.8% falling
131 Albania 159 2030 down 14.1% falling
131 Trinidad and Tobago 159 2030 down 17.2% falling
133 Denmark 155 2030 down 2.5% flat
134 Austria 150 2030 down 8.5% falling
135 Slovakia 146 2030 down 10.4% falling
136 Ireland 141 2030 up 3.7% flat
137 Hungary 137 2030 down 18.5% falling
138 New Zealand 133 2030 down 13.1% falling
138 Serbia 133 2030 down 20.4% falling
140 Qatar 130 2030 up 14.0% rising
141 Greece 128 2030 down 12.3% falling
142 Portugal 125 2030 down 12.0% falling
142 Sweden 125 2030 down 8.1% falling
144 Uruguay 115 2030 down 12.2% falling
145 Armenia 114 2030 down 32.5% falling
146 Bulgaria 106 2030 down 28.4% falling
147 Czechia 104 2030 down 14.0% falling
148 Mauritius 103 2030 down 5.5% falling
149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98 2030 down 7.5% falling
150 Bahrain 93 2030 up 6.9% rising
151 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 92 2030 down 24.6% falling
152 Suriname 85 2030 down 16.7% falling
153 Croatia 75 2030 down 10.7% falling
153 Vanuatu 75 2030 down 6.2% falling
155 Kiribati 70 2030 down 4.1% flat
156 Norway 69 2030 down 6.8% falling
157 Belize 61 2030 down 10.3% falling
158 Finland 58 2030 down 3.3% flat
159 Singapore 55 2030 up 1.9% flat
160 Bhutan 45 2030 down 32.8% falling
161 Belarus 44 2030 down 4.3% flat
162 Bahamas 38 2030 down 2.6% flat
162 Cape Verde 38 2030 down 22.4% falling
164 Cyprus 34 2030 down 10.5% falling
165 Brunei 32 2030 down 5.9% falling
165 Lithuania 32 2030 down 20.0% falling
165 Sao Tome and Principe 32 2030 down 20.0% falling
168 Samoa 28 2030 down 9.7% falling
169 Micronesia (country) 24 2030 down 14.3% falling
170 Dominica 20 2030 down 9.1% falling
171 Saint Lucia 19 2030 down 13.6% falling
171 Slovenia 19 2030 down 13.6% falling
173 Barbados 17 2030 down 15.0% falling
174 Grenada 15 2030 down 6.2% falling
175 Seychelles 14 2030 down 6.7% falling
176 Maldives 13 2030 down 31.6% falling
177 North Macedonia 12 2030 down 14.3% falling
177 Malta 12 2030 down 20.0% falling
179 Luxembourg 10 2030 unchanged flat
179 Latvia 10 2030 down 33.3% falling
181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9 2030 down 10.0% falling
182 Estonia 8 2030 down 20.0% falling
182 Tonga 8 2030 down 20.0% falling
184 Iceland 6 2030 unchanged flat
184 Marshall Islands 6 2030 down 33.3% falling
186 Antigua and Barbuda 5 2030 down 16.7% falling
186 Montenegro 5 2030 down 16.7% falling
188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 2030 down 20.0% falling
189 Palau 2 2030 unchanged flat
189 British Virgin Islands 2 2030 unchanged flat
191 Andorra 1 2030 unchanged flat
191 Nauru 1 2030 unchanged flat
191 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 2030 unchanged flat
191 Tuvalu 1 2030 down 50.0% falling
191 Cook Islands 1 2030 unchanged flat

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 1,272 data points, 2025–2030
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