Number of neonatal deaths by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
386,212
India
Lowest
0
Niue
Median
750
Years covered
73
1952–2024
Data points
10,674
What the numbers show
Number of neonatal deaths is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 386,212 in India; the lowest is 0 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 750, and the mean is 11,356.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 162 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 105.3%), and the largest decrease in Anguilla (down 100.0%).
Number of neonatal deaths (World Health): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 386,212 | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 295,006 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 248,523 | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 105,425 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 104,789 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 62,138 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 7 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 49,429 | 2024 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 47,450 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 40,915 | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 10 | Sudan | 39,470 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 36,739 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 12 | Niger | 36,634 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 33,761 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique, Republic of | 32,136 | 2024 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 15 | Kenya | 31,481 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 16 | Yemen, Republic of | 29,116 | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27,601 | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 18 | Somalia | 27,537 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 19 | Mali | 27,067 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 20 | Chad | 26,626 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 21 | Angola | 25,491 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 22 | Philippines | 25,061 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 23 | Cameroon | 24,029 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 24 | Madagascar, Republic of | 23,361 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 25 | China, People's Republic of | 22,892 | 2024 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 18,331 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Myanmar | 17,588 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 17,516 | 2024 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 16,739 | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 16,661 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Ghana | 16,118 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 15,906 | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 33 | Zambia | 14,944 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 14,715 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 35 | Iraq | 14,670 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 36 | Guinea | 14,644 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 37 | South Sudan, Republic of | 13,744 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 38 | United States | 13,347 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 39 | Algeria | 13,203 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 40 | Benin | 13,130 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 41 | Vietnam | 11,993 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 42 | Senegal | 11,300 | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 43 | Burundi | 8,890 | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 44 | Nepal | 8,589 | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 45 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8,293 | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 7,362 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 7,350 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 48 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 7,112 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 49 | Rwanda | 6,938 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 50 | Togo | 6,606 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 6,495 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 52 | Morocco | 6,024 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 53 | Haiti | 5,845 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 54 | Liberia | 5,649 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,419 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 5,153 | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 57 | Türkiye | 4,912 | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Colombia | 4,390 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 4,277 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 60 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 3,660 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 3,587 | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 62 | Peru | 3,512 | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 3,501 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 64 | Cambodia | 3,413 | 2024 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 65 | Congo, Republic of | 3,182 | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 66 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 3,048 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 67 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 2,979 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 68 | Thailand | 2,974 | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Argentina | 2,569 | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 70 | Russian Federation | 2,541 | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,134 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 2,081 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,080 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 74 | Honduras | 1,968 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 75 | Bolivia | 1,916 | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 76 | Gambia, The | 1,891 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 77 | Ecuador | 1,880 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Malaysia | 1,877 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 79 | France | 1,805 | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Jordan | 1,751 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 81 | Namibia | 1,676 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 82 | Germany | 1,647 | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1,623 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 1,603 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1,586 | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 86 | Eritrea, The State of | 1,584 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 87 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1,582 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 88 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1,509 | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 1,490 | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 90 | Palestine | 1,294 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 91 | Tunisia | 1,272 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 1,269 | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Canada | 1,223 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 94 | Paraguay | 1,174 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 95 | Gabon | 1,125 | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 96 | Botswana | 1,083 | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 97 | Lebanon | 969 | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 942 | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Chile | 807 | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Poland | 765 | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 735 | 2024 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 703 | 2024 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 103 | Australia | 694 | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Italy | 694 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Djibouti | 662 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 106 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 659 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 107 | Romania | 656 | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Japan | 651 | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Libya | 634 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Spain | 575 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Comoros, Union of the | 542 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 112 | Oman | 512 | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Mongolia | 452 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 114 | Netherlands | 450 | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Jamaica | 444 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 116 | El Salvador | 429 | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Cuba | 403 | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Moldova, Republic of | 396 | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Panama | 379 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 374 | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Israel | 294 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 122 | Korea | 281 | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 255 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 124 | Guyana | 253 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 125 | Fiji, Republic of | 249 | 2024 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 126 | Switzerland | 230 | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Belgium | 225 | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Georgia | 213 | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Kuwait | 213 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 201 | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Albania | 191 | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Armenia, Republic of | 183 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Hungary | 175 | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 175 | 2024 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 133 | Serbia, Republic of | 175 | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Slovak Republic | 167 | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Austria | 166 | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 159 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Denmark | 158 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 139 | New Zealand | 158 | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Greece | 155 | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Portugal | 146 | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Sweden | 138 | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Ireland | 136 | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Uruguay | 134 | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Kosovo | 131 | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 131 | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Czechia | 127 | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Mauritius | 111 | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Qatar | 111 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 151 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 108 | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 86 | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Croatia, Republic of | 86 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 81 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 155 | Norway | 75 | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Kiribati | 74 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 157 | Bhutan | 72 | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Belize | 69 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 159 | Finland | 60 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Singapore | 53 | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Cabo Verde | 52 | 2024 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 162 | Belarus, Republic of | 47 | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 163 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 42 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 164 | Lithuania | 41 | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Bahamas, The | 39 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 165 | Cyprus | 39 | 2024 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 35 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 168 | Samoa | 32 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 169 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 29 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 170 | Dominica | 23 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | St. Lucia | 23 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 170 | Slovenia | 23 | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Barbados | 21 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Maldives | 21 | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 175 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 18 | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Grenada | 17 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 176 | Latvia | 17 | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Malta | 15 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Seychelles | 15 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 180 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Estonia | 10 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 10 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 184 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 9 | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 185 | Iceland | 6 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 185 | Montenegro | 6 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 188 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Palau, Republic of | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 192 | Andorra, Principality of | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 192 | Naoero, Republic of | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 197 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Anguilla | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 197 | Montserrat | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.27 million
- Muş 111
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 1.39 million
- Sur 105
- Africa (WHO region) 1.07 million
- Low income (World Bank) 537,523
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 482,570
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 471,604
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 196,632
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 116,427
- Americas (WHO region) 91,624
- Europe (WHO region) 39,506
- High income (World Bank) 35,336