Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days by country
Countries reporting
17
Highest
12.1
Sweden
Lowest
6.8
Seychelles
Median
9
Years covered
16
2007–2022
Data points
448
What the numbers show
Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 12.1 in Sweden; the lowest is 6.8 in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 9, and the mean is 9.01.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 12.1 | 2022 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.4 | 2022 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 3 | Morocco | 11 | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 4 | Armenia | 10.3 | 2022 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 4 | Panama | 10.3 | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 6 | Malta | 9.8 | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 9.1 | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 7 | Albania | 9.1 | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 9 | Tonga | 9 | 2022 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 10 | Peru | 8.9 | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 11 | Brazil | 8.7 | 2022 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 8.3 | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 7.3 | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 14 | Spain | 7.2 | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 7.1 | 2022 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 16 | Montserrat | 6.8 | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 16 | Seychelles | 6.8 | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Amapá 12.6
- Paraíba 10.9
- Piauí 10.6
- Roraima 9.6
- Acre 9.5
- Goiás 8.7
- Rio de Janeiro 8.5
- Ceará 8.5
- Rio Grande do Norte 8.4
- São Paulo 7.7
- Distrito Federal 7.2