Number of neonatal deaths by country
Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
386,212
India
Lowest
0
San Marino
Median
807
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
11,580
What the numbers show
Number of neonatal deaths is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 386,212 in India; the lowest is 0 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 807, and the mean is 11,529.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 161 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 105.3%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 90.8%).
Number of neonatal deaths (UN Inter-agency): 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 105,425 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 104,789 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 62,138 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 49,429 | 2024 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 8 | Tanzania | 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 | 33,761 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 32,136 | 2024 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 15 | Kenya | 31,481 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 16 | Yemen | 29,116 | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 17 | Cote 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 | 23,361 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 25 | China | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Syria | 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 | 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 | 3,182 | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 66 | North Korea | 3,048 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 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 | Russia | 2,541 | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 71 | Laos | 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 | 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% | flat |
| 81 | Namibia | 1,676 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 82 | Germany | 1,647 | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,623 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 1,603 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 1,586 | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 86 | Eritrea | 1,584 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 87 | Lesotho | 1,582 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 1,509 | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea | 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 | 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 | East Timor | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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% | falling |
| 131 | Albania | 191 | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Armenia | 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 | 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 | Suriname | 105 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 153 | Bahrain | 86 | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Croatia | 86 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 81 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 156 | Norway | 75 | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Kiribati | 74 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 158 | Bhutan | 72 | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Belize | 69 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 160 | Finland | 60 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Singapore | 53 | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Cape Verde | 52 | 2024 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 163 | Belarus | 47 | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 165 | Lithuania | 41 | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Bahamas | 39 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 166 | Cyprus | 39 | 2024 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Brunei | 35 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Samoa | 32 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 170 | Micronesia (country) | 29 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 171 | Dominica | 23 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 23 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 171 | Slovenia | 23 | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Barbados | 21 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | 21 | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 176 | North Macedonia | 18 | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Grenada | 17 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 177 | Latvia | 17 | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Malta | 15 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Seychelles | 15 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Estonia | 10 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Tonga | 10 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 9 | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 186 | Iceland | 6 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 186 | Montenegro | 6 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Palau | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 190 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 190 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 193 | Andorra | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 193 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Nauru | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 197 | San Marino | 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
- IDA & IBRD total 2.24 million
- Low & middle income 2.24 million
- Middle income 1.60 million
- IDA total 1.53 million
- Lower middle income 1.39 million
- Early-demographic dividend 1.13 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.12 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.12 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.12 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.02 million
- IDA only 872,476
- Least developed countries 867,867
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 778,312
- IBRD only 704,248
- IDA blend 660,769
- Africa Eastern and Southern 573,125
- Africa Western and Central 550,118
- Low income 537,523
- South Asia 458,301
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 458,301
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 418,109
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 415,020
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 413,726
- Upper middle income 196,632
- Arab World 182,764
- East Asia & Pacific 140,695
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 138,820
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 135,775
- Late-demographic dividend 89,515
- Latin America & Caribbean 77,054
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 76,609
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 74,832
- OECD members 53,874
- Europe & Central Asia 39,197
- High income 35,336
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 29,839
- Post-demographic dividend 27,175
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 25,632
- North America 14,570
About this data
Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.