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
200
Highest
8.33 % change on previous year
Cyprus
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Niue
Median
-1.61 % change on previous year
Years covered
72
1953–2024
Data points
10,403
What the numbers show
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 8.33 % change on previous year in Cyprus; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.61 % change on previous year, and the mean is -4.14 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 85 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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 of America | 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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, Bolivarian Republic of | 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 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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 Darussalam | 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 | Naoero | 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 |
| 38 | Cook Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Uganda | -0.0327 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Mozambique | -0.174 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Djibouti | -0.3012 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Cameroon | -0.3897 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 368.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Fiji | -0.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Italy | -0.4304 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Belgium | -0.4425 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | -0.466 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Kenya | -0.4962 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Armenia | -0.5435 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Mauritania | -0.5705 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 995.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Rwanda | -0.5732 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Austria | -0.5988 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 210.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Burundi | -0.6482 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Afghanistan | -0.7031 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Benin | -0.7033 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 164.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Mali | -0.7917 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,257.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.8335 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Togo | -0.8555 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Guinea | -0.8598 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 573.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Mauritius | -0.8929 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Bangladesh | -0.9327 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Republic of Moldova | -1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Korea | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Namibia | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.2% | volatile |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Eritrea | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Australia | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Sweden | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 355.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Egypt | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 445.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Ethiopia | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Czechia | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 151.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Yemen | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 176.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Chile | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 301.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 184.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Switzerland | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 206.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Iraq | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Senegal | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Ecuador | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Gambia | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Comoros | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Israel | -2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 265.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Spain | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Philippines | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Haiti | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Uruguay | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 427.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Botswana | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Croatia | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Lesotho | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Timor-Leste | -2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Vanuatu | -2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Pakistan | -2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 122 | New Zealand | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Bahamas | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Guatemala | -2.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Kiribati | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Qatar | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 181.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Eswatini | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Jordan | -2.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 169.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Hungary | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Honduras | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Ghana | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Samoa | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Jamaica | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Sudan | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 453.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Tajikistan | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Peru | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 139 | Myanmar | -3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 140 | Gabon | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,028.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Albania | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 299.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Dominican Republic | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,960.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Paraguay | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 302.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Cape Verde | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Türkiye | -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% | volatile |
| 150 | El Salvador | -4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 151 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -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, State of | -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, Plurinational State of | -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% | volatile |
| 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, Islamic Republic of | -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 | Viet Nam | -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 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -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 | Russian Federation | -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 |
| 197 | Anguilla | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Montserrat | -100 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Niue | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income (World Bank) 0.2365 % change on previous year
- Mus -0.8929 % change on previous year
- High income (World Bank) 0.1729 % change on previous year
- Sur -3.67 % change on previous year
- Africa (WHO region) -0.0365 % change on previous year
- World -1.85 % change on previous year
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) -2.01 % change on previous year
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) -2.37 % change on previous year
- Americas (WHO region) -3.22 % change on previous year
- Europe (WHO region) -3.27 % change on previous year
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) -4.24 % change on previous year
- Western Pacific (WHO region) -4.28 % change on previous year
- South-East Asia (WHO region) -4.57 % 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
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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.