Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met was 12 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
12
Change on year
down 12.0%
Rank
2nd
of 11 groups
All-time high
23.14
in 2025
All-time low
12
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in Sub-Saharan Africa is 12, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.14 | — |
| 2026 | 20.21 | -12.7% |
| 2027 | 17.68 | -12.5% |
| 2028 | 15.51 | -12.3% |
| 2029 | 13.63 | -12.1% |
| 2030 | 12 | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 18.03 | 13.63 | 23.14 | 5 |
| 2030s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4985 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0181 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in Sub-Saharan Africa was 12 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23.14 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2030.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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