Neonatal deaths by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
39,470
Sudan
Lowest
86
Bahrain
Median
1,448
Years covered
71
1954β2024
Data points
1,133
What the numbers show
Neonatal deaths is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 39,470 in Sudan; the lowest is 86 in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,448, and the mean is 7,966.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 459.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 28.4%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 52.4%).
Neonatal deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 39,470 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 33,761 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 29,116 | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 4 | Iraq | 14,670 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 5 | Algeria | 13,203 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 6 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8,293 | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 7 | Morocco | 6,024 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,419 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 9 | Jordan | 1,751 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 1,603 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Palestine, State of | 1,294 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 12 | Tunisia | 1,272 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Lebanon | 969 | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Djibouti | 662 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 15 | Libya | 634 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Oman | 512 | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 255 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 18 | Kuwait | 213 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 19 | Qatar | 111 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 20 | Bahrain | 86 | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.27 million
- MENA Programme Region 159,318
- MENA Reporting Region 119,480