Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in Eastern and Southern Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa: Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met was 12 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
12
Change on year
down 9.8%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
20.36
in 2025
All-time low
12
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 12. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.36 | — |
| 2026 | 18.28 | -10.2% |
| 2027 | 16.42 | -10.1% |
| 2028 | 14.77 | -10.0% |
| 2029 | 13.31 | -9.9% |
| 2030 | 12 | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 16.63 | 13.31 | 20.36 | 5 |
| 2030s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa
- 1 Afghanistan 12 compare
- 1 Angola 12 compare
- 1 Burundi 12 compare
- 1 Benin 12 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 12 compare
- 1 Bangladesh 12 compare
- 1 Botswana 12 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 12 compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 12 compare
- 1 Cameroon 12 compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 12 compare
- 1 Congo 12 compare
- 1 Comoros 12 compare
- 1 Djibouti 12 compare
- 1 Dominica 12 compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 12 compare
- 1 Algeria 12 compare
- 1 Egypt 12 compare
- 1 Eritrea 12 compare
- 1 Ethiopia 12 compare
- 1 Fiji 12 compare
- 1 Gabon 12 compare
- 1 Ghana 12 compare
- 1 Guinea 12 compare
- 1 Gambia 12 compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 12 compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 12 compare
- 1 Grenada 12 compare
- 1 Guyana 12 compare
- 1 Haiti 12 compare
- 1 India 12 compare
- 1 Jamaica 12 compare
- 1 Kenya 12 compare
- 1 Kiribati 12 compare
- 1 Liberia 12 compare
- 1 Lesotho 12 compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 12 compare
- 1 Madagascar 12 compare
- 1 Mali 12 compare
- 1 Myanmar 12 compare
- 1 Mozambique 12 compare
- 1 Mauritania 12 compare
- 1 Malawi 12 compare
- 1 Namibia 12 compare
- 1 Niger 12 compare
- 1 Nigeria 12 compare
- 1 Pakistan 12 compare
- 1 Philippines 12 compare
- 1 Papua New Guinea 12 compare
- 1 Rwanda 12 compare
- 1 Sudan 12 compare
- 1 Senegal 12 compare
- 1 Sierra Leone 12 compare
- 1 Somalia 12 compare
- 1 South Sudan 12 compare
- 1 Eswatini 12 compare
- 1 Chad 12 compare
- 1 Togo 12 compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 12 compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 12 compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 12 compare
- 1 Uganda 12 compare
- 1 Yemen 12 compare
- 1 South Africa 12 compare
- 1 Zambia 12 compare
- 1 Zimbabwe 12 compare
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 - sdg target met in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in Eastern and Southern Africa was 12 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.36 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2030.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa rank for neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met?
- Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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