Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
39.47
South Sudan, Republic of
Lowest
0.5443
San Marino, Republic of
Median
8.04
Years covered
74
1951–2024
Data points
10,798
What the numbers show
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 39.47 in South Sudan, Republic of; the lowest is 0.5443 in San Marino, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.04, and the mean is 11.31.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 73.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 171 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 87.3%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia, Republic of (down 86.6%).
Neonatal mortality rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan, Republic of | 39.47 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 1 | Niue | 12.43 | 2024 | down 27.4% | flat |
| 2 | Nigeria | 39.05 | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 36.1 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 7.03 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 34.24 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 4 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 3.3 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 33.68 | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 5 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 2.95 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 6 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 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, Kingdom of | 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 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27.4 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 27.18 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 19 | Djibouti | 27.07 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 26.29 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 21 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 25.23 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique, Republic of | 25.08 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 23 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 25 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 24.76 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 23.75 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 26 | Sudan | 23.71 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 27 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 23.62 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 23.6 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 29 | Madagascar, Republic of | 23.06 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 30 | Gambia, The | 22.95 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 31 | Haiti | 22.63 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 32 | Togo | 22.59 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 33 | Turkmenistan | 22.34 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 34 | Comoros, Union of the | 22.14 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 35 | Kiribati | 21.71 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 36 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 21.61 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 37 | Zambia | 21.44 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 38 | Namibia | 21.38 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 39 | Uganda | 21.34 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 21.24 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 41 | Senegal | 20.94 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 42 | Yemen, Republic of | 20.89 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 20.82 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 44 | Kenya | 20.7 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 20.07 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 46 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 19.9 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 47 | Myanmar | 19.6 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 48 | Burundi | 19.07 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 49 | Angola | 18.12 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 50 | Ghana | 18.07 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 17.91 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 52 | Botswana | 17.64 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 53 | Rwanda | 17.35 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 54 | India | 16.66 | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 55 | Congo, Republic of | 16.53 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 56 | Gabon | 16.34 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 57 | Eritrea, The State of | 15.62 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 58 | Guyana | 15.28 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 59 | Nepal | 15.27 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 60 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 15.02 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 61 | Fiji, Republic of | 14.99 | 2024 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 62 | Algeria | 14.96 | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 13.86 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Jamaica | 13.65 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 65 | Philippines | 13.61 | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 66 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.12 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.64 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 68 | Iraq | 12.46 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 69 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 12.45 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 70 | South Africa | 12.44 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 71 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 12.43 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 72 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.33 | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 73 | Grenada | 12.3 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 74 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11.62 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 75 | St. Lucia | 11.25 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 76 | Palau, Republic of | 11.22 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 77 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 11.1 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 78 | Kyrgyz Republic | 10.79 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 79 | Lebanon | 10.46 | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 80 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 81 | Morocco | 9.64 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 82 | Mauritius | 9.59 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 83 | Cambodia | 9.53 | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 84 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.51 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 85 | Guatemala | 9.45 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Belize | 9.21 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 87 | Indonesia | 9.16 | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Bahamas, The | 8.99 | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 8.98 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 90 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.95 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 91 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 8.94 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 92 | Palestine | 8.9 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 93 | Vietnam | 8.84 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 94 | Tuvalu | 8.69 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 95 | Paraguay | 8.59 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 96 | Honduras | 8.4 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 97 | Seychelles | 8.34 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 98 | Mexico | 8.23 | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Cabo Verde | 8.04 | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 101 | Tunisia | 7.75 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 7.65 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 103 | Jordan | 7.41 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Bolivia | 7.34 | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Bhutan | 7.31 | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 7.3 | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.2 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 108 | Mongolia | 7.16 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 109 | Brazil | 7.12 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Ecuador | 6.99 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 6.74 | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 112 | Barbados | 6.63 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 113 | Kosovo | 6.56 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Peru | 6.52 | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 115 | British Virgin Islands | 6.44 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 116 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 6.4 | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 117 | Colombia | 6.26 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Samoa | 5.84 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 119 | Oman | 5.78 | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.68 | 2024 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 5.31 | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 122 | Panama | 5.3 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Libya | 5.2 | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.2 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 125 | Thailand | 5.11 | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Argentina | 5.07 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 127 | Armenia, Republic of | 5.06 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 128 | Georgia | 4.95 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 129 | Chile | 4.68 | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Türkiye, Republic of | 4.63 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Ukraine | 4.55 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 132 | Naoero, Republic of | 4.47 | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 133 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 4.44 | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.43 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 135 | Kuwait | 4.42 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 136 | El Salvador | 4.34 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Malaysia | 4.27 | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Cuba | 4.26 | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Tonga | 4.15 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 140 | Uruguay | 4.05 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 3.96 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 3.94 | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 143 | Qatar | 3.81 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 144 | Maldives | 3.67 | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 145 | United States | 3.65 | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Romania | 3.62 | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Malta | 3.57 | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Canada | 3.39 | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Slovak Republic | 3.27 | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 150 | United Kingdom | 3.04 | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Serbia, Republic of | 2.97 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 2.86 | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 153 | France | 2.84 | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Switzerland | 2.77 | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Croatia, Republic of | 2.75 | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Cyprus | 2.71 | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Denmark | 2.7 | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 158 | New Zealand | 2.67 | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Netherlands, The | 2.62 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 160 | China, People's Republic of | 2.59 | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Ireland | 2.58 | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Bulgaria | 2.58 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 163 | Poland, Republic of | 2.47 | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.42 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 2.36 | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Germany | 2.3 | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Australia | 2.28 | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Belgium | 2.22 | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Austria | 2.18 | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Greece | 2.18 | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Hungary | 2.06 | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Russian Federation | 2 | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 173 | Lithuania, Republic of | 1.87 | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Italy | 1.8 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Spain | 1.73 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Israel | 1.71 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Portugal | 1.7 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Luxembourg | 1.46 | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Iceland | 1.42 | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Norway | 1.42 | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Sweden | 1.42 | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Czech Republic | 1.41 | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Monaco | 1.4 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 184 | Finland | 1.36 | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Slovenia, Republic of | 1.28 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Andorra, Principality of | 1.25 | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Latvia, Republic of | 1.2 | 2024 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 188 | Korea, Republic of | 1.17 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Singapore | 1.08 | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 190 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1.05 | 2024 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.9462 | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Japan | 0.8678 | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Montenegro | 0.8394 | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.741 | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 195 | San Marino, Republic of | 0.5443 | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa (WHO region) 26.27
- Low income (World Bank) 24.94
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 23.78
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 21.61
- World 17.2
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 16.41
- Americas (WHO region) 6.9
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 6.78
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 6.05
- Europe (WHO region) 4.1
- High income (World Bank) 2.79