Neonatal mortality rate by country
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .
Countries reporting
196
Highest
3.95 deaths per 100 live births
South Sudan
Lowest
0.0544 deaths per 100 live births
San Marino
Median
0.837 deaths per 100 live births
Years covered
74
1951–2024
Data points
10,377
What the numbers show
Neonatal mortality rate is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.0544 deaths per 100 live births in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.837 deaths per 100 live births, and the mean is 1.15 deaths per 100 live births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 73.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 169 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 87.3%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 86.6%).
Neonatal mortality rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 7 | Liberia | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 10 | Dominica | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 14 | Lesotho | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 19 | Djibouti | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 23 | Eswatini | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 26 | Sudan | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 29 | Madagascar | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 30 | Gambia | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 31 | Haiti | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 32 | Togo | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 33 | Turkmenistan | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 34 | Comoros | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 35 | Kiribati | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 36 | East Timor | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 37 | Zambia | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 38 | Namibia | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 39 | Uganda | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 41 | Senegal | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 42 | Yemen | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritania | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 44 | Kenya | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 46 | Tanzania | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 47 | Myanmar | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 48 | Burundi | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 49 | Angola | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 50 | Ghana | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 52 | Botswana | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 53 | Rwanda | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 54 | India | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 55 | Congo | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 56 | Gabon | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 57 | Eritrea | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 58 | Guyana | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 59 | Nepal | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 60 | Venezuela | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 61 | Fiji | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 62 | Algeria | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Jamaica | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 65 | Philippines | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 66 | Laos | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 68 | Iraq | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 70 | South Africa | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 71 | Niue | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.4% | flat |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 73 | Moldova | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 74 | Grenada | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 75 | Micronesia (country) | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 76 | Saint Lucia | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 77 | Palau | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 80 | Lebanon | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9996 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 82 | Suriname | 0.9667 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 83 | Morocco | 0.9642 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 84 | Mauritius | 0.9591 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 85 | Cambodia | 0.9525 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 86 | Syria | 0.9508 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 87 | Guatemala | 0.9453 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Belize | 0.9213 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 89 | Indonesia | 0.9157 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Bahamas | 0.8992 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 0.8983 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8952 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 93 | North Korea | 0.8945 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 94 | Palestine | 0.8899 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 95 | Vietnam | 0.8842 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 96 | Tuvalu | 0.8692 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 97 | Paraguay | 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 98 | Honduras | 0.8399 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 99 | Seychelles | 0.8342 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 100 | Mexico | 0.8233 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 0.8036 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 102 | Solomon Islands | 0.8003 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 103 | Tunisia | 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 0.765 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 105 | Jordan | 0.7414 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bolivia | 0.7341 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Bhutan | 0.7309 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 0.7303 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Iran | 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 110 | Mongolia | 0.716 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 111 | Brazil | 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Cook Islands | 0.7033 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 113 | Ecuador | 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Albania | 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 115 | Barbados | 0.6629 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 116 | Peru | 0.6517 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 117 | British Virgin Islands | 0.6436 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 118 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 119 | Colombia | 0.6264 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Samoa | 0.5839 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 121 | Oman | 0.5782 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei | 0.568 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 0.531 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 124 | Panama | 0.5295 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Libya | 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5195 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 127 | Thailand | 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Argentina | 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 129 | Armenia | 0.5063 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 130 | Georgia | 0.4954 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 131 | Chile | 0.4678 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Turkey | 0.4631 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Ukraine | 0.4548 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 134 | Nauru | 0.4471 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 135 | Bahrain | 0.4445 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4433 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 137 | Kuwait | 0.4425 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 138 | El Salvador | 0.4335 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Malaysia | 0.427 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Cuba | 0.4255 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Tonga | 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 142 | Uruguay | 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 0.396 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Kazakhstan | 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 145 | Qatar | 0.3806 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 146 | Maldives | 0.367 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 147 | United States | 0.3652 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Romania | 0.3623 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Canada | 0.3389 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Montserrat | 0.3299 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 152 | Slovakia | 0.3273 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 153 | United Kingdom | 0.3042 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Serbia | 0.2972 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Anguilla | 0.2949 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 156 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2864 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 157 | France | 0.2837 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Switzerland | 0.2774 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Croatia | 0.2751 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Cyprus | 0.271 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Denmark | 0.2699 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 162 | New Zealand | 0.2672 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Netherlands | 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 164 | China | 0.2594 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Bulgaria | 0.2582 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 167 | Poland | 0.2468 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.2419 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2361 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Germany | 0.2296 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Australia | 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Belgium | 0.222 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Austria | 0.2181 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Greece | 0.2175 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Hungary | 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Russia | 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 177 | Lithuania | 0.1871 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Italy | 0.1803 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Spain | 0.1725 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Israel | 0.1715 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Portugal | 0.1699 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Iceland | 0.1423 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Norway | 0.142 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Sweden | 0.1415 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Czechia | 0.1407 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Monaco | 0.1399 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 188 | Finland | 0.1361 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Slovenia | 0.128 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Andorra | 0.1245 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Latvia | 0.1201 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 192 | South Korea | 0.1166 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Singapore | 0.1082 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 194 | North Macedonia | 0.1055 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Estonia | 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Japan | 0.0868 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Montenegro | 0.0839 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Belarus | 0.0741 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 199 | San Marino | 0.0544 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .