Neonatal deaths - Remains constant (projection) by country
Countries reporting
196
Highest
375,647
India
Lowest
1
Cook Islands
Median
885
Years covered
6
2025–2030
Data points
1,272
What the numbers show
Neonatal deaths - Remains constant (projection) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 375,647 in India; the lowest is 1 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 885, and the mean is 11,905.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 20.8%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 50.0%).
Neonatal deaths - Remains constant: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 375,647 | 2030 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 2 | Nigeria | 310,007 | 2030 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 3 | Pakistan | 257,743 | 2030 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 116,939 | 2030 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 109,091 | 2030 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 58,265 | 2030 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 52,201 | 2030 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 8 | Tanzania | 51,808 | 2030 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Sudan | 41,225 | 2030 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 10 | Niger | 39,944 | 2030 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 39,772 | 2030 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 12 | Uganda | 37,850 | 2030 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 13 | Mozambique | 35,034 | 2030 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 35,000 | 2030 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 15 | Kenya | 33,620 | 2030 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mali | 30,242 | 2030 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 17 | Somalia | 30,060 | 2030 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 18 | Côte d’Ivoire | 29,793 | 2030 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 19 | Yemen | 29,466 | 2030 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 20 | Chad | 28,699 | 2030 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 21 | Angola | 28,432 | 2030 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 25,702 | 2030 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 25,614 | 2030 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 24 | Madagascar | 24,619 | 2030 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 25 | China (People’s Republic of) | 21,688 | 2030 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 18,318 | 2030 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 17,940 | 2030 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 28 | Malawi | 17,156 | 2030 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 17,021 | 2030 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 30 | Ghana | 16,789 | 2030 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 31 | Myanmar | 16,639 | 2030 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 32 | Zambia | 16,326 | 2030 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 15,926 | 2030 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 34 | South Sudan | 15,592 | 2030 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 35 | Iraq | 15,591 | 2030 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea | 15,088 | 2030 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 37 | South Africa | 14,258 | 2030 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 38 | Benin | 13,973 | 2030 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 39 | United States | 13,593 | 2030 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 40 | Senegal | 12,189 | 2030 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 41 | Algeria | 11,550 | 2030 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 11,279 | 2030 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 43 | Burundi | 9,538 | 2030 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 8,181 | 2030 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 7,910 | 2030 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 46 | Iran | 7,476 | 2030 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 7,423 | 2030 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 48 | Rwanda | 7,344 | 2030 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 49 | Togo | 7,105 | 2030 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 6,577 | 2030 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,451 | 2030 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 52 | Liberia | 5,960 | 2030 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 53 | Morocco | 5,769 | 2030 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 54 | Haiti | 5,746 | 2030 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 5,202 | 2030 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 56 | Venezuela | 4,936 | 2030 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 57 | Türkiye | 4,672 | 2030 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 58 | Colombia | 4,115 | 2030 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 4,034 | 2030 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 60 | Mauritania | 4,004 | 2030 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 3,601 | 2030 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | Congo | 3,532 | 2030 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 63 | Peru | 3,394 | 2030 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 64 | Cambodia | 3,288 | 2030 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 3,107 | 2030 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 2,928 | 2030 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 67 | Thailand | 2,823 | 2030 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 68 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 2,691 | 2030 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 69 | Argentina | 2,624 | 2030 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 70 | Russia | 2,371 | 2030 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,171 | 2030 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 2,064 | 2030 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 73 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 2,033 | 2030 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 74 | Honduras | 1,947 | 2030 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 75 | Bolivia | 1,919 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Malaysia | 1,917 | 2030 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 77 | Gambia | 1,903 | 2030 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 78 | Ecuador | 1,852 | 2030 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 79 | France | 1,825 | 2030 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 80 | Eritrea | 1,748 | 2030 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 1,732 | 2030 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 82 | Namibia | 1,704 | 2030 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 1,651 | 2030 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,612 | 2030 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,585 | 2030 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 86 | Lesotho | 1,569 | 2030 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 1,532 | 2030 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 1,527 | 2030 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 89 | Germany | 1,506 | 2030 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 90 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 1,236 | 2030 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 91 | Canada | 1,233 | 2030 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 1,232 | 2030 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 93 | Gabon | 1,169 | 2030 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 94 | Tunisia | 1,133 | 2030 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 95 | Paraguay | 1,127 | 2030 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 96 | Ukraine | 1,068 | 2030 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 97 | Botswana | 1,041 | 2030 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 98 | Lebanon | 992 | 2030 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 99 | Chile | 778 | 2030 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 100 | Eswatini | 712 | 2030 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 682 | 2030 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 102 | Australia | 681 | 2030 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 103 | Timor-Leste | 678 | 2030 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 104 | Italy | 675 | 2030 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 105 | Djibouti | 671 | 2030 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 106 | Japan | 652 | 2030 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 107 | Poland | 639 | 2030 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 108 | Libya | 614 | 2030 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 109 | Romania | 613 | 2030 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 110 | Comoros | 555 | 2030 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 111 | Spain | 554 | 2030 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 112 | Oman | 516 | 2030 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 113 | Netherlands | 474 | 2030 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 114 | Mongolia | 421 | 2030 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 115 | El Salvador | 405 | 2030 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 116 | Jamaica | 400 | 2030 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 117 | Cuba | 377 | 2030 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 117 | Panama | 377 | 2030 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 357 | 2030 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 120 | Moldova | 344 | 2030 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 325 | 2030 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 122 | Israel | 303 | 2030 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 123 | Korea | 301 | 2030 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 124 | Fiji | 240 | 2030 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 125 | Guyana | 236 | 2030 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 126 | Kuwait | 235 | 2030 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 127 | Belgium | 222 | 2030 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 128 | Switzerland | 210 | 2030 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 129 | Georgia | 197 | 2030 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 188 | 2030 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 182 | 2030 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 132 | Hungary | 164 | 2030 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 133 | Denmark | 162 | 2030 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 134 | Serbia | 161 | 2030 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 135 | Albania | 159 | 2030 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 136 | Austria | 154 | 2030 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 137 | Armenia | 152 | 2030 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 138 | New Zealand | 150 | 2030 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 139 | Slovak Republic | 146 | 2030 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 144 | 2030 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 140 | Portugal | 144 | 2030 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 142 | Greece | 143 | 2030 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 143 | Ireland | 141 | 2030 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 144 | Sweden | 133 | 2030 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 145 | Uruguay | 132 | 2030 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 146 | Qatar | 130 | 2030 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 147 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 124 | 2030 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 148 | Czechia | 114 | 2030 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 103 | 2030 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 149 | Mauritius | 103 | 2030 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 149 | Suriname | 103 | 2030 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 152 | Bahrain | 93 | 2030 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 86 | 2030 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 154 | Croatia | 81 | 2030 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 155 | Norway | 74 | 2030 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 156 | Kiribati | 73 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Bhutan | 70 | 2030 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 158 | Belize | 66 | 2030 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 159 | Finland | 59 | 2030 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 160 | Singapore | 55 | 2030 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 161 | Cabo Verde | 50 | 2030 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45 | 2030 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 163 | Belarus | 44 | 2030 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 164 | Bahamas | 38 | 2030 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 165 | Lithuania | 37 | 2030 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 166 | Cyprus | 34 | 2030 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 32 | 2030 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 167 | Samoa | 32 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 29 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 21 | 2030 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 170 | Slovenia | 21 | 2030 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 172 | Barbados | 20 | 2030 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 172 | Dominica | 20 | 2030 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 174 | Maldives | 18 | 2030 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 175 | North Macedonia | 16 | 2030 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 176 | Grenada | 15 | 2030 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 176 | Latvia | 15 | 2030 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 176 | Seychelles | 15 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Malta | 14 | 2030 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 180 | Luxembourg | 10 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10 | 2030 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 182 | Estonia | 9 | 2030 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 182 | Tonga | 9 | 2030 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 184 | Marshall Islands | 8 | 2030 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 185 | Iceland | 6 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | 2030 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Montenegro | 5 | 2030 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 189 | Palau | 2 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | Andorra | 1 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | Monaco | 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.20 million
- South Asia 753,086
- West and Central Africa 700,811
- Eastern and Southern Africa 498,011
- East Asia and Pacific 136,586
- Middle East and North Africa 120,263
- Latin America and Caribbean 72,474
- Europe and Central Asia 37,288
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia 27,537
- North America 14,826
- Western Europe 9,751