Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2 by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
31.07
Dominica
Lowest
2.42
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
7.32
Years covered
73
1952–2024
Data points
2,084
What the numbers show
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2 is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 31.07 in Dominica; the lowest is 2.42 in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.32, and the mean is 9.14.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 65.4%), and the largest decrease in Nicaragua (down 52.4%).
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominica | 31.07 | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 2 | Haiti | 22.63 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 21.24 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 4 | Guyana | 15.28 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15.02 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 6 | Jamaica | 13.65 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.64 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 8 | Grenada | 12.3 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 11.25 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 11 | Suriname | 9.67 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 12 | Guatemala | 9.45 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Belize | 9.21 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.95 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 15 | Paraguay | 8.59 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 16 | Honduras | 8.4 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 8.23 | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.34 | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 7.3 | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Brazil | 7.12 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 6.99 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Barbados | 6.63 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 23 | Peru | 6.52 | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 24 | British Virgin Islands | 6.44 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 6.26 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 5.31 | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 27 | Panama | 5.3 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.2 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 29 | Argentina | 5.07 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 30 | Chile | 4.68 | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 31 | El Salvador | 4.34 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Cuba | 4.26 | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 4.05 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Montserrat | 3.3 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 35 | Anguilla | 2.95 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 36 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.42 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.