Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of neonatal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
8.33 % change on previous year
Cyprus
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
San Marino
Median
-1.59 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,317
What the numbers show
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 8.33 % change on previous year in Cyprus; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.59 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.7 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 4,393.7%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 3,844.6%).
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 8.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Oman | 8.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Syria | 6.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 4 | South Sudan | 6.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Singapore | 6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Romania | 5.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Chad | 5.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 277.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 4.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Norway | 4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 10 | United States | 2.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,958.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.6% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Lebanon | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 480.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 146.9% | volatile |
| 19 | South Africa | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,393.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Venezuela | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Zambia | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 703.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Malawi | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Ireland | 0.7407 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Niger | 0.6843 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | 0.6024 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 136.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Liberia | 0.4445 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 0.3718 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Germany | 0.3045 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Somalia | 0.2658 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Nigeria | 0.1973 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Canada | 0.1638 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Madagascar | 0.1114 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Angola | 0.106 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Congo | 0.0629 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Andorra | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Nauru | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Uganda | -0.0327 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Mozambique | -0.174 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Djibouti | -0.3012 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Cameroon | -0.3897 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 368.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Fiji | -0.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Italy | -0.4304 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Belgium | -0.4425 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | -0.466 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | -0.4962 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Armenia | -0.5435 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritania | -0.5705 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 995.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Rwanda | -0.5732 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Austria | -0.5988 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 210.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Burundi | -0.6482 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Afghanistan | -0.7031 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Benin | -0.7033 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 164.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Mali | -0.7917 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,257.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.8335 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Togo | -0.8555 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea | -0.8598 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 573.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritius | -0.8929 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Bangladesh | -0.9327 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Moldova | -1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 86 | South Korea | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Namibia | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.2% | volatile |
| 88 | United Arab Emirates | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Eritrea | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Australia | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Sweden | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 355.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Egypt | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 445.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Ethiopia | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Czechia | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 151.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Yemen | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 176.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Chile | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 301.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Tanzania | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Solomon Islands | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 184.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Switzerland | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 206.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Iraq | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Senegal | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Ecuador | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Gambia | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Comoros | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Israel | -2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 265.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Spain | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Philippines | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Haiti | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Uruguay | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 427.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Botswana | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Croatia | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Sao Tome and Principe | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Lesotho | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 118 | East Timor | -2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Vanuatu | -2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Pakistan | -2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 121 | New Zealand | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahamas | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Guatemala | -2.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Kiribati | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Qatar | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 181.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Eswatini | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Jordan | -2.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 169.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Hungary | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Honduras | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Ghana | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Samoa | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Jamaica | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Sudan | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 453.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Tajikistan | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Peru | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Micronesia (country) | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 138 | Myanmar | -3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 139 | Gabon | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,028.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Albania | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 299.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,960.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Paraguay | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 302.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Suriname | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Cape Verde | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Turkey | -3.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 567.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Mexico | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | -3.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | -3.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Colombia | -3.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 150 | El Salvador | -4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 151 | Laos | -4.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Indonesia | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Palestine | -4.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 685.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | -4.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 210.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Bolivia | -4.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Morocco | -4.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Serbia | -4.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Thailand | -4.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 159 | Georgia | -4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Guyana | -4.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Barbados | -4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Maldives | -4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 163 | Cambodia | -4.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Bulgaria | -4.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Algeria | -4.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 864.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | -4.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Ukraine | -4.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Argentina | -5.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,844.6% | volatile |
| 169 | India | -5.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Iran | -5.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 256.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Bhutan | -5.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.7% | falling |
| 172 | Vietnam | -5.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 227.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Greece | -5.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 522.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Poland | -5.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Nepal | -5.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Kuwait | -5.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 387.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Malta | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Azerbaijan | -6.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Mongolia | -6.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,445.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Kosovo | -7.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -7.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Brazil | -7.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 321.7% | volatile |
| 183 | China | -7.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 184 | North Korea | -7.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Belarus | -7.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 290.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Tunisia | -8.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 811.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Estonia | -9.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 188 | Russia | -9.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 165.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Kazakhstan | -9.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Latvia | -10.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 252.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Libya | -11.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 496.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Panama | -13.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 686.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Marshall Islands | -18.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 318.2% | volatile |
| 195 | North Macedonia | -25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 423.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Nicaragua | -25.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 386.5% | volatile |
| 197 | San Marino | -100 % change on previous year | 2005 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 2.5 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend 1.35 % change on previous year
- Euro area 0.3483 % change on previous year
- Low income 0.2365 % change on previous year
- High income 0.1729 % change on previous year
- European Union 0.1274 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 0.0842 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 0.0489 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa -0.0792 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.0792 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -0.0792 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern -0.2357 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) -0.4054 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries -0.4182 % change on previous year
- IDA only -0.4943 % change on previous year
- IDA total -0.6982 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -0.9652 % change on previous year
- OECD members -1.19 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics -1.29 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states -1.78 % change on previous year
- Arab World -1.81 % change on previous year
- World -1.85 % change on previous year
- Other small states -1.85 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -1.88 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -1.88 % change on previous year
- Small states -2.11 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -2.14 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -2.15 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -2.16 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income -2.37 % change on previous year
- Middle income -2.58 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -3.24 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -3.28 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -3.38 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -4.21 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) -4.21 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -4.23 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific -4.23 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -4.24 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -4.24 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of neonatal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of neonatal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.