Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant in Eastern and Southern Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa: Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant was 22.77 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
22.77
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
22.77
in 2030
All-time low
22.73
in 2025
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 22.77 for neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in 2030. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant in Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.73 | — |
| 2026 | 22.74 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 22.75 | +0.0% |
| 2028 | 22.75 | +0.0% |
| 2029 | 22.76 | +0.0% |
| 2030 | 22.77 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 22.74 | 22.73 | 22.76 | 5 |
| 2030s | 22.77 | 22.77 | 22.77 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.01 million (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 50.23 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 254,739 (2024)
- Infant deaths 686,654 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 37.3 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 13.43 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 290,821 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 22.65 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in Eastern and Southern Africa was 22.77 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - remains constant recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.77 in 2030.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - remains constant recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.73 in 2025.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa rank for neonatal mortality rate - remains constant?
- Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - remains constant rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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