Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) by country
Countries reporting
213
Highest
39.47
South Sudan
Lowest
0.5443
San Marino
Median
8.04
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,850
What the numbers show
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 39.47 in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.5443 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.04, and the mean is 11.16.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 73.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 182 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 87.3%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 86.6%).
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 39.47 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 39.05 | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 36.1 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 34.24 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 33.68 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 33.14 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 7 | Liberia | 32.94 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 32.75 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 31.98 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 10 | Dominica | 31.07 | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 30.39 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 29.93 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea | 29.8 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 14 | Lesotho | 28.49 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 28.26 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 27.99 | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.4 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27.4 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 19 | Benin | 27.18 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 20 | Djibouti | 27.07 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.29 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 25.23 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 23 | Mozambique | 25.08 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 24 | Eswatini | 25 | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 25 | Cameroon | 24.76 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 23.75 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 27 | Sudan | 23.71 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23.62 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 23.6 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 30 | Madagascar | 23.06 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 31 | Gambia | 22.95 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 32 | Haiti | 22.63 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 33 | Togo | 22.59 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 22.34 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 35 | Comoros | 22.14 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 36 | Kiribati | 21.71 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 37 | East Timor | 21.61 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 37 | Timor-Leste | 21.61 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 39 | Zambia | 21.44 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 40 | Namibia | 21.38 | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 41 | Uganda | 21.34 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 21.24 | 2024 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 43 | Senegal | 20.94 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 44 | Yemen | 20.89 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 45 | Mauritania | 20.82 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 46 | Kenya | 20.7 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 20.07 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 48 | United Republic of Tanzania | 19.9 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 49 | Myanmar | 19.6 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 50 | Burundi | 19.07 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 51 | Angola | 18.12 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 52 | Ghana | 18.07 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 17.91 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 54 | Botswana | 17.64 | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 55 | Rwanda | 17.35 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 56 | India | 16.66 | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 57 | Congo | 16.53 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 58 | Gabon | 16.34 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 59 | Eritrea | 15.62 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 60 | Guyana | 15.28 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 61 | Nepal | 15.27 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 15.02 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 63 | Fiji | 14.99 | 2024 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 64 | Algeria | 14.96 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 65 | Egypt | 13.86 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 66 | Jamaica | 13.65 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 67 | Philippines | 13.61 | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 68 | Laos | 13.12 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.12 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.64 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 71 | Iraq | 12.46 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 72 | Marshall Islands | 12.45 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 73 | South Africa | 12.44 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 74 | Niue | 12.43 | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 12.43 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 76 | Moldova | 12.33 | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 76 | Republic of Moldova | 12.33 | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 78 | Grenada | 12.3 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 79 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 11.62 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 11.25 | 2024 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 81 | Palau | 11.22 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 11.1 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.79 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 84 | Lebanon | 10.46 | 2024 | up 38.4% | falling |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 86 | Suriname | 9.67 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 87 | Morocco | 9.64 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 88 | Mauritius | 9.59 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 89 | Cambodia | 9.53 | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 90 | Syria | 9.51 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 90 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.51 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 92 | Guatemala | 9.45 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 93 | Belize | 9.21 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 94 | Indonesia | 9.16 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 95 | Bahamas | 8.99 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 96 | Vanuatu | 8.98 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.95 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 98 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 8.94 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 99 | State of Palestine | 8.9 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 100 | Vietnam | 8.84 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 100 | Viet Nam | 8.84 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 102 | Tuvalu | 8.69 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 103 | Paraguay | 8.59 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 104 | Honduras | 8.4 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 105 | Seychelles | 8.34 | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 106 | Mexico | 8.23 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 107 | Cabo Verde | 8.04 | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 108 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 109 | Tunisia | 7.75 | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 7.65 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 111 | Jordan | 7.41 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 112 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7.34 | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 113 | Bhutan | 7.31 | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 7.3 | 2024 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 115 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 7.2 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 116 | Mongolia | 7.16 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 117 | Brazil | 7.12 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 118 | Cook Islands | 7.03 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 119 | Ecuador | 6.99 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 120 | Albania | 6.74 | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 121 | Barbados | 6.63 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 122 | Kosovo | 6.56 | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 123 | Peru | 6.52 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 124 | British Virgin Islands | 6.44 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 125 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.4 | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 126 | Colombia | 6.26 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 127 | Samoa | 5.84 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 128 | Oman | 5.78 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 129 | Brunei | 5.68 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.68 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 5.31 | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 132 | Panama | 5.3 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 133 | Libya | 5.2 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 134 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.2 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 135 | Thailand | 5.11 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 136 | Argentina | 5.07 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 137 | Armenia | 5.06 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 138 | Georgia | 4.95 | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Chile | 4.68 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 140 | Turkey | 4.63 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 140 | Türkiye | 4.63 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 142 | Ukraine | 4.55 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 143 | Nauru | 4.47 | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Naoero | 4.47 | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Bahrain | 4.44 | 2024 | up 35.5% | flat |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.43 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 147 | Kuwait | 4.42 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 148 | El Salvador | 4.34 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 149 | Malaysia | 4.27 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 150 | Cuba | 4.26 | 2024 | up 65.4% | flat |
| 151 | Tonga | 4.15 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 152 | Uruguay | 4.05 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 153 | Sri Lanka | 3.96 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 154 | Kazakhstan | 3.94 | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Qatar | 3.81 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 156 | Maldives | 3.67 | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 157 | United States | 3.65 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 158 | Romania | 3.62 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 159 | Malta | 3.57 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 160 | Canada | 3.39 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 161 | Montserrat | 3.3 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 162 | Slovakia | 3.27 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 163 | United Kingdom | 3.04 | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 163 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.04 | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 165 | Serbia | 2.97 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 166 | Anguilla | 2.95 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 167 | Saudi Arabia | 2.86 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 168 | France | 2.84 | 2024 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 169 | Switzerland | 2.77 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 170 | Croatia | 2.75 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 171 | Cyprus | 2.71 | 2024 | up 87.3% | falling |
| 172 | Denmark | 2.7 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 173 | New Zealand | 2.67 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 174 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.62 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 175 | China | 2.59 | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Ireland | 2.58 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 177 | Bulgaria | 2.58 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 178 | Poland | 2.47 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 179 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.42 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates | 2.36 | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 181 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.34 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 182 | Germany | 2.3 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 183 | Australia | 2.28 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 184 | Belgium | 2.22 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 185 | Austria | 2.18 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 186 | Greece | 2.18 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 187 | Hungary | 2.06 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 188 | Russia | 2 | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 188 | Russian Federation | 2 | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 190 | Lithuania | 1.87 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 191 | Italy | 1.8 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 192 | Spain | 1.73 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 193 | Israel | 1.71 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 194 | Portugal | 1.7 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 195 | Luxembourg | 1.46 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 196 | Iceland | 1.42 | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 197 | Norway | 1.42 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 198 | Sweden | 1.42 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 199 | Czechia | 1.41 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 200 | Monaco | 1.4 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 201 | Finland | 1.36 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 202 | Slovenia | 1.28 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 203 | Andorra | 1.25 | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 204 | Latvia | 1.2 | 2024 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 205 | South Korea | 1.17 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 205 | Republic of Korea | 1.17 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 207 | Singapore | 1.08 | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 208 | North Macedonia | 1.05 | 2024 | down 86.6% | falling |
| 209 | Estonia | 0.9462 | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 210 | Japan | 0.8678 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 211 | Montenegro | 0.8394 | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Belarus | 0.741 | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 213 | San Marino | 0.5443 | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 26.67
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 23.56
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 23.53
- Southern Asia 20.62
- Central and Southern Asia 20.04
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 18.2
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 18.02
- World 17.2
- Northern Africa 16.01
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 13.34
- Western Asia 10.68
- South-eastern Asia 10.47
- Oceania 9.76
- Central Asia 8.81
- Latin America and the Caribbean 8.31
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 6.57
- United States of America 3.65
- Northern America 3.63
- Europe and Northern America 2.93
- Eastern Asia 2.67
- Europe 2.48