Neonatal deaths - SDG target met in Eastern and Southern Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa: Neonatal deaths - SDG target met was 262,483 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
262,483
Change on year
down 9.1%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
423,308
in 2025
All-time low
262,483
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal deaths - SDG target met in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal deaths - sdg target met in Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 262,483. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Neonatal deaths - SDG target met in Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 423,308 | — |
| 2026 | 384,543 | -9.2% |
| 2027 | 349,345 | -9.2% |
| 2028 | 317,460 | -9.1% |
| 2029 | 288,693 | -9.1% |
| 2030 | 262,483 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 352,670 | 288,693 | 423,308 | 5 |
| 2030s | 262,483 | 262,483 | 262,483 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa
- 1 India 270,599 compare
- 2 Nigeria 95,303 compare
- 3 Pakistan 85,702 compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 59,421 compare
- 5 Ethiopia 51,890 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 39,036 compare
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 31,242 compare
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.01 million (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 50.23 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 254,739 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 37.3 (2024)
- Infant deaths 686,654 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 13.43 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 468,320 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 22.65 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - sdg target met in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Neonatal deaths - sdg target met in Eastern and Southern Africa was 262,483 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - sdg target met recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 423,308 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - sdg target met recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,483 in 2030.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa rank for neonatal deaths - sdg target met?
- Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal deaths - sdg target met rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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