Neonatal mortality rate by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
27.07
Djibouti
Lowest
2.36
United Arab Emirates
Median
8.32
Years covered
72
1953β2024
Data points
1,153
What the numbers show
Neonatal mortality rate is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 27.07 in Djibouti; the lowest is 2.36 in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.32, and the mean is 10.14.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 38.4%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 42.6%).
Neonatal mortality rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 27.07 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 2 | Sudan | 23.71 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 20.89 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 4 | Algeria | 14.96 | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Egypt | 13.86 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Iraq | 12.46 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 7 | Lebanon | 10.46 | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Morocco | 9.64 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.51 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 10 | Palestine, State of | 8.9 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 11 | Tunisia | 7.75 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Jordan | 7.41 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.2 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 14 | Oman | 5.78 | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Libya | 5.2 | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Bahrain | 4.44 | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Kuwait | 4.42 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 18 | Qatar | 3.81 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 2.86 | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 2.36 | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 17.2
- MENA Programme Region 13.81
- MENA Reporting Region 11.92