Neonatal mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024) by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
39.47
South Sudan
Lowest
0.5443
San Marino
Median
8.04
Years covered
74
1951–2024
Data points
11,638
What the numbers show
Neonatal mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 39.47 in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.5443 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.04, and the mean is 11.26.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 73.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 173 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 87.3%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 86.6%).
Neonatal mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 39.47 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 39.05 | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 36.1 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 34.24 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 33.68 | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 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 | 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 | Cote 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 | 26.29 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 25.23 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 25.08 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 23 | Eswatini | 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 23.62 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 23.6 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 29 | Madagascar | 23.06 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 30 | Gambia | 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 | 22.14 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 35 | Kiribati | 21.71 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 36 | East Timor | 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 | 20.89 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritania | 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 | 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 | 16.53 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 56 | Gabon | 16.34 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 57 | Eritrea | 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 | 15.02 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 61 | Fiji | 14.99 | 2024 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 62 | Algeria | 14.96 | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 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 | Laos | 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 | 12.45 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 70 | South Africa | 12.44 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 71 | Niue | 12.43 | 2024 | down 27.4% | flat |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 12.43 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 73 | Moldova | 12.33 | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 74 | Grenada | 12.3 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 75 | Micronesia (country) | 11.62 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 76 | Saint Lucia | 11.25 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 77 | Palau | 11.22 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 11.1 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.79 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 80 | Lebanon | 10.46 | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 82 | Suriname | 9.67 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 83 | Morocco | 9.64 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 84 | Mauritius | 9.59 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 85 | Cambodia | 9.53 | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 86 | Syria | 9.51 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 87 | Guatemala | 9.45 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Belize | 9.21 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 89 | Indonesia | 9.16 | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Bahamas | 8.99 | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 8.98 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.95 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 93 | North Korea | 8.94 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 94 | Palestine | 8.9 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 95 | Vietnam | 8.84 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 96 | Tuvalu | 8.69 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 97 | Paraguay | 8.59 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 98 | Honduras | 8.4 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 99 | Seychelles | 8.34 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 100 | Mexico | 8.23 | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 8.04 | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 102 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 103 | Tunisia | 7.75 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 7.65 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 105 | Jordan | 7.41 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bolivia | 7.34 | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Bhutan | 7.31 | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 7.3 | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Iran | 7.2 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 110 | Mongolia | 7.16 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 111 | Brazil | 7.12 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Cook Islands | 7.03 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 113 | Ecuador | 6.99 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Albania | 6.74 | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 115 | Barbados | 6.63 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 116 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.56 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Peru | 6.52 | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 118 | British Virgin Islands | 6.44 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.4 | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 120 | Colombia | 6.26 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Samoa | 5.84 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 122 | Oman | 5.78 | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Brunei | 5.68 | 2024 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 5.31 | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 125 | Panama | 5.3 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Libya | 5.2 | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.2 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 128 | Thailand | 5.11 | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Argentina | 5.07 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 130 | Armenia | 5.06 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 131 | Georgia | 4.95 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 132 | Chile | 4.68 | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Turkey | 4.63 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Ukraine | 4.55 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 135 | Nauru | 4.47 | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 136 | Bahrain | 4.44 | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.43 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 138 | Kuwait | 4.42 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 139 | El Salvador | 4.34 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Malaysia | 4.27 | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Cuba | 4.26 | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Tonga | 4.15 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 143 | Uruguay | 4.05 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Sri Lanka | 3.96 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Kazakhstan | 3.94 | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 146 | Qatar | 3.81 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 147 | Maldives | 3.67 | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 148 | United States | 3.65 | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Romania | 3.62 | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Malta | 3.57 | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Canada | 3.39 | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Montserrat | 3.3 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 153 | Slovakia | 3.27 | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 154 | United Kingdom | 3.04 | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Serbia | 2.97 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Anguilla | 2.95 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 157 | Saudi Arabia | 2.86 | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 158 | France | 2.84 | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Switzerland | 2.77 | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Croatia | 2.75 | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Cyprus | 2.71 | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Denmark | 2.7 | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 163 | New Zealand | 2.67 | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Netherlands | 2.62 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 165 | China | 2.59 | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Ireland | 2.58 | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Bulgaria | 2.58 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 168 | Poland | 2.47 | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.42 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | 2.36 | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.34 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 172 | Germany | 2.3 | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Australia | 2.28 | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Belgium | 2.22 | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Austria | 2.18 | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Greece | 2.18 | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Hungary | 2.06 | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Russia | 2 | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 179 | Lithuania | 1.87 | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Italy | 1.8 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Spain | 1.73 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Israel | 1.71 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Portugal | 1.7 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 1.46 | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Iceland | 1.42 | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Norway | 1.42 | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Sweden | 1.42 | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Czechia | 1.41 | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Monaco | 1.4 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 190 | Finland | 1.36 | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Slovenia | 1.28 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Andorra | 1.25 | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Latvia | 1.2 | 2024 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 194 | South Korea | 1.17 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Singapore | 1.08 | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 196 | North Macedonia | 1.05 | 2024 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Estonia | 0.9462 | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Japan | 0.8678 | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Montenegro | 0.8394 | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Belarus | 0.741 | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 201 | San Marino | 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.
- West and Central Africa 30.17
- World 17.2
- Sub-Saharan Africa 26.55
- World Bank Low Income 24.94
- Least developed countries 23.56
- Landlocked developing countries 23.53
- Eastern and Southern Africa 22.65
- World Bank Lower-Middle Income 21.61
- South Asia 21.05
- Southern Asia 20.62
- Central and Southern Asia 20.04
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 18.2
- Small Island Developing States 18.02
- Northern Africa 16.01
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 13.34
- Middle East and North Africa 11.92
- Western Asia 10.68
- South-Eastern Asia 10.47
- Oceania 9.76
- Central Asia 8.81
- Latin America and the Caribbean 8.31
- Latin America and Caribbean 8.31
- World Bank Upper-Middle Income 6.78
- Europe and Central Asia 6.72
- East Asia and Pacific 6.67
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 6.57
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia 5.62
- North America 3.63
- Northern America 3.63
- Europe and Northern America 2.93
- World Bank High Income 2.79
- Eastern Asia 2.67
- Europe 2.48
- Western Europe 2.37