Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched (projection) by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
2.8
Afghanistan
Lowest
0.5443
San Marino
Median
2.8
Years covered
6
2025–2030
Data points
1,272
What the numbers show
Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched (projection) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 2.8 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0.5443 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.8, and the mean is 2.54.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Angola | 2.8 | 2030 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 2.8 | 2030 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 1 | Argentina | 2.8 | 2030 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 1 | Armenia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.8 | 2030 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 1 | Burundi | 2.8 | 2030 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 1 | Benin | 2.8 | 2030 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 2.8 | 2030 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 2.8 | 2030 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Bahrain | 2.8 | 2030 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 1 | Bahamas | 2.8 | 2030 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.8 | 2030 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 1 | Belize | 2.8 | 2030 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 1 | Bolivia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 1 | Brazil | 2.8 | 2030 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 1 | Barbados | 2.8 | 2030 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 1 | Brunei | 2.8 | 2030 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 1 | Bhutan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 1 | Botswana | 2.8 | 2030 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 2.8 | 2030 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 2.8 | 2030 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 1 | Chile | 2.8 | 2030 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.8 | 2030 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 2.8 | 2030 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.8 | 2030 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Congo | 2.8 | 2030 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 1 | Colombia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 1 | Comoros | 2.8 | 2030 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 2.8 | 2030 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2.8 | 2030 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 1 | Cuba | 2.8 | 2030 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 1 | Djibouti | 2.8 | 2030 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Dominica | 2.8 | 2030 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 2.8 | 2030 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Algeria | 2.8 | 2030 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 1 | Ecuador | 2.8 | 2030 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 1 | Egypt | 2.8 | 2030 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 1 | Eritrea | 2.8 | 2030 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji | 2.8 | 2030 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 1 | France | 2.8 | 2030 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 1 | Micronesia (country) | 2.8 | 2030 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 1 | Gabon | 2.8 | 2030 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 2.8 | 2030 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 1 | Georgia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 1 | Ghana | 2.8 | 2030 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea | 2.8 | 2030 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.8 | 2030 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.8 | 2030 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Grenada | 2.8 | 2030 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 1 | Guatemala | 2.8 | 2030 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 1 | Guyana | 2.8 | 2030 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 1 | Honduras | 2.8 | 2030 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 1 | Haiti | 2.8 | 2030 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 1 | India | 2.8 | 2030 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 1 | Iran | 2.8 | 2030 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 1 | Iraq | 2.8 | 2030 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 1 | Jamaica | 2.8 | 2030 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 1 | Jordan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 1 | Kenya | 2.8 | 2030 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 1 | Cambodia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 1 | Kiribati | 2.8 | 2030 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.8 | 2030 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 1 | Kuwait | 2.8 | 2030 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 1 | Laos | 2.8 | 2030 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 1 | Lebanon | 2.8 | 2030 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 1 | Liberia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Libya | 2.8 | 2030 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2.8 | 2030 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 1 | Lesotho | 2.8 | 2030 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Morocco | 2.8 | 2030 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 1 | Moldova | 2.8 | 2030 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 1 | Madagascar | 2.8 | 2030 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 2.8 | 2030 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 2.8 | 2030 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 1 | Mali | 2.8 | 2030 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Malta | 2.8 | 2030 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 1 | Myanmar | 2.8 | 2030 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 1 | Mozambique | 2.8 | 2030 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritania | 2.8 | 2030 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 2.8 | 2030 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 1 | Malawi | 2.8 | 2030 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Malaysia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 1 | Namibia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 1 | Niger | 2.8 | 2030 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 2.8 | 2030 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 2.8 | 2030 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 1 | Nepal | 2.8 | 2030 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 1 | Oman | 2.8 | 2030 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 1 | Pakistan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 2.8 | 2030 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 1 | Peru | 2.8 | 2030 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 1 | Philippines | 2.8 | 2030 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 1 | Palau | 2.8 | 2030 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 2.8 | 2030 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 1 | North Korea | 2.8 | 2030 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 1 | Paraguay | 2.8 | 2030 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 1 | Palestine | 2.8 | 2030 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 1 | Qatar | 2.8 | 2030 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 1 | Romania | 2.8 | 2030 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 1 | Rwanda | 2.8 | 2030 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Sudan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 2.8 | 2030 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 2.8 | 2030 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 2.8 | 2030 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 2.8 | 2030 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 1 | Somalia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 1 | South Sudan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.8 | 2030 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 1 | Suriname | 2.8 | 2030 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 1 | Slovakia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 1 | Eswatini | 2.8 | 2030 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 2.8 | 2030 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 1 | Syria | 2.8 | 2030 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 1 | Chad | 2.8 | 2030 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Togo | 2.8 | 2030 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 2.8 | 2030 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 2.8 | 2030 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 1 | Tonga | 2.8 | 2030 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.8 | 2030 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 1 | Tunisia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 1 | Turkey | 2.8 | 2030 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 2.8 | 2030 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 1 | Tanzania | 2.8 | 2030 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Uganda | 2.8 | 2030 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 2.8 | 2030 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 1 | Uruguay | 2.8 | 2030 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 1 | United States | 2.8 | 2030 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 2.8 | 2030 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.8 | 2030 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 1 | Venezuela | 2.8 | 2030 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 2.8 | 2030 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 1 | Vietnam | 2.8 | 2030 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 2.8 | 2030 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 1 | Samoa | 2.8 | 2030 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 1 | Yemen | 2.8 | 2030 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 2.8 | 2030 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 1 | Zambia | 2.8 | 2030 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 2.8 | 2030 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 2.8 | 2030 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 1 | Niue | 2.8 | 2030 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.8 | 2030 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 153 | Nauru | 2.73 | 2030 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 154 | Cyprus | 2.71 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Montserrat | 2.7 | 2030 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 156 | Maldives | 2.69 | 2030 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 157 | Switzerland | 2.65 | 2030 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 158 | Netherlands | 2.6 | 2030 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 159 | Ireland | 2.58 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Denmark | 2.58 | 2030 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 161 | Croatia | 2.52 | 2030 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 162 | Serbia | 2.45 | 2030 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 163 | Anguilla | 2.43 | 2030 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 164 | New Zealand | 2.36 | 2030 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 165 | Germany | 2.3 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Australia | 2.23 | 2030 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 167 | Poland | 2.22 | 2030 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 168 | Belgium | 2.17 | 2030 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 169 | Austria | 2.13 | 2030 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 170 | Saudi Arabia | 2.11 | 2030 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 171 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.99 | 2030 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 172 | Greece | 1.94 | 2030 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 173 | Bulgaria | 1.91 | 2030 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 174 | Hungary | 1.72 | 2030 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 175 | United Arab Emirates | 1.62 | 2030 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 176 | Italy | 1.61 | 2030 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 177 | China | 1.61 | 2030 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 178 | Spain | 1.6 | 2030 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 179 | Lithuania | 1.59 | 2030 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 180 | Israel | 1.5 | 2030 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 181 | Portugal | 1.48 | 2030 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 1.43 | 2030 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 183 | Iceland | 1.42 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Finland | 1.34 | 2030 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 185 | Sweden | 1.33 | 2030 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 186 | Norway | 1.32 | 2030 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 187 | Czechia | 1.29 | 2030 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 188 | Russia | 1.21 | 2030 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 189 | Monaco | 1.15 | 2030 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 190 | Slovenia | 1.15 | 2030 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 191 | Singapore | 1.08 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Andorra | 0.9812 | 2030 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 193 | South Korea | 0.9313 | 2030 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 194 | Japan | 0.834 | 2030 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 195 | Estonia | 0.8 | 2030 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 195 | Latvia | 0.8 | 2030 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 195 | North Macedonia | 0.8 | 2030 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 195 | Montenegro | 0.8 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Belarus | 0.741 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 200 | San Marino | 0.5443 | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 2.8
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.8
- West and Central Africa 2.8
- Eastern and Southern Africa 2.8
- World 2.67
- South Asia 2.8
- Latin America and Caribbean 2.8
- Middle East and North Africa 2.72
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2.37
- Europe and Central Asia 2.31
- Western Europe 2.25
- East Asia and Pacific 2.2