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Deaths from neonatal preterm birth among individuals aged <5 years per 100,000 people

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
70.2deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 52.9deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Mali
315.7deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Japan
4.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Mali315.7deaths per 100,000 people
2Central African Republic237.4deaths per 100,000 people
3Yemen236.8deaths per 100,000 people
4Lesotho219.9deaths per 100,000 people
5Guinea-Bissau212.8deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa104.9deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other86.9deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Asia59.5deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)
South America47.9deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
North America44.3deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (4.0deaths per 100,000 people)High (315.7deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 70.2deaths per 100,000 people)

Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Mali315.7deaths per 100,000 people
2Central African Republic237.4deaths per 100,000 people
3Yemen236.8deaths per 100,000 people
4Lesotho219.9deaths per 100,000 people
5Guinea-Bissau212.8deaths per 100,000 people
6Pakistan191.6deaths per 100,000 people
7Niger189.8deaths per 100,000 people
8Lao People's Democratic Republic183.0deaths per 100,000 people
9Liberia177.6deaths per 100,000 people
10Kiribati174.8deaths per 100,000 people
11Republic of The Gambia174.2deaths per 100,000 people
12Cote d'Ivoire173.5deaths per 100,000 people
13Senegal165.1deaths per 100,000 people
14Venezuela160.9deaths per 100,000 people
15Nigeria154.9deaths per 100,000 people
16Angola153.8deaths per 100,000 people
17Dominican Republic152.7deaths per 100,000 people
18Eswatini152.4deaths per 100,000 people
19Ethiopia149.4deaths per 100,000 people
20Sudan149.2deaths per 100,000 people
21Tunisia149.1deaths per 100,000 people
22Azerbaijan148.3deaths per 100,000 people
23Sierra Leone146.4deaths per 100,000 people
24Suriname143.7deaths per 100,000 people
25India142.8deaths per 100,000 people
26Myanmar140.3deaths per 100,000 people
27South Sudan139.4deaths per 100,000 people
28Guinea138.2deaths per 100,000 people
29Mauritania137.9deaths per 100,000 people
30Lebanon137.7deaths per 100,000 people
31Chad136.1deaths per 100,000 people
32Djibouti135.6deaths per 100,000 people
33Palau134.5deaths per 100,000 people
34Zimbabwe129.1deaths per 100,000 people
35Republic of the Congo127.5deaths per 100,000 people
36Timor-Leste127.3deaths per 100,000 people
37Burundi127.1deaths per 100,000 people
38Mozambique125.8deaths per 100,000 people
39Comoros121.1deaths per 100,000 people
40Gabon120.7deaths per 100,000 people
41Iraq120.7deaths per 100,000 people
42Uzbekistan120.3deaths per 100,000 people
43Benin119.6deaths per 100,000 people
44Cameroon118.9deaths per 100,000 people
45Togo118.3deaths per 100,000 people
46Equatorial Guinea118.0deaths per 100,000 people
47Ecuador116.0deaths per 100,000 people
48Guyana113.5deaths per 100,000 people
49Namibia112.0deaths per 100,000 people
50Somalia111.9deaths per 100,000 people
51Nauru110.9deaths per 100,000 people
52Madagascar110.2deaths per 100,000 people
53Turkmenistan110.0deaths per 100,000 people
54Jamaica109.7deaths per 100,000 people
55Eritrea105.7deaths per 100,000 people
56Algeria103.0deaths per 100,000 people
57Nepal101.6deaths per 100,000 people
58Bhutan100.6deaths per 100,000 people
59Democratic Republic of the Congo96.9deaths per 100,000 people
60Mauritius96.5deaths per 100,000 people
61Uganda96.0deaths per 100,000 people
62Rwanda94.4deaths per 100,000 people
63Bangladesh94.1deaths per 100,000 people
64United Republic of Tanzania92.0deaths per 100,000 people
65Tuvalu91.1deaths per 100,000 people
66Burkina Faso89.0deaths per 100,000 people
67Papua New Guinea88.9deaths per 100,000 people
68Guam88.7deaths per 100,000 people
69Malawi88.4deaths per 100,000 people
70Cape Verde87.9deaths per 100,000 people
71South Africa85.5deaths per 100,000 people
72Kenya83.3deaths per 100,000 people
73Greenland81.9deaths per 100,000 people
74Cambodia81.8deaths per 100,000 people
75Grenada79.9deaths per 100,000 people
76Philippines78.5deaths per 100,000 people
77Egypt77.8deaths per 100,000 people
78Indonesia77.7deaths per 100,000 people
79Marshall Islands74.0deaths per 100,000 people
80State of Palestine73.1deaths per 100,000 people
81Paraguay72.0deaths per 100,000 people
82Morocco70.3deaths per 100,000 people
83Fiji69.6deaths per 100,000 people
84Northern Mariana Islands68.5deaths per 100,000 people
85Ghana66.0deaths per 100,000 people
86Bolivia65.6deaths per 100,000 people
87Vanuatu64.0deaths per 100,000 people
88Belize63.5deaths per 100,000 people
89Zambia63.3deaths per 100,000 people
90Kyrgyzstan61.8deaths per 100,000 people
91Guatemala61.7deaths per 100,000 people
92Maldives61.2deaths per 100,000 people
93Saint Kitts and Nevis60.6deaths per 100,000 people
94Tajikistan59.9deaths per 100,000 people
95El Salvador58.9deaths per 100,000 people
96Saint Lucia58.8deaths per 100,000 people
97Haiti57.7deaths per 100,000 people
98Saint Vincent and the Grenadines56.9deaths per 100,000 people
99Mexico56.1deaths per 100,000 people
100Botswana55.6deaths per 100,000 people
101Samoa54.0deaths per 100,000 people
102Kazakhstan53.1deaths per 100,000 people
103Mongolia52.7deaths per 100,000 people
104Libya51.8deaths per 100,000 people
105Sao Tome and Principe51.7deaths per 100,000 people
106Türkiye50.9deaths per 100,000 people
107Islamic Republic of Iran50.7deaths per 100,000 people
108Argentina49.6deaths per 100,000 people
109Trinidad and Tobago49.5deaths per 100,000 people
110Niue48.7deaths per 100,000 people
111Puerto Rico48.3deaths per 100,000 people
112Georgia46.1deaths per 100,000 people
113Nicaragua45.8deaths per 100,000 people
114Virgin Islands, U.S.45.0deaths per 100,000 people
115Afghanistan44.8deaths per 100,000 people
116Jordan43.9deaths per 100,000 people
117Antigua and Barbuda43.6deaths per 100,000 people
118American Samoa42.2deaths per 100,000 people
119Tokelau42.1deaths per 100,000 people
120Panama41.6deaths per 100,000 people
121North Korea41.2deaths per 100,000 people
122Bosnia and Herzegovina40.2deaths per 100,000 people
123Seychelles39.2deaths per 100,000 people
124Bahamas38.6deaths per 100,000 people
125Brunei Darussalam38.6deaths per 100,000 people
126Barbados38.5deaths per 100,000 people
127Kuwait37.9deaths per 100,000 people
128Serbia37.8deaths per 100,000 people
129Brazil37.8deaths per 100,000 people
130The Republic of North Macedonia37.5deaths per 100,000 people
131Sri Lanka37.4deaths per 100,000 people
132Peru37.4deaths per 100,000 people
133Colombia36.4deaths per 100,000 people
134United Kingdom34.0deaths per 100,000 people
135Vietnam33.7deaths per 100,000 people
136United States of America33.2deaths per 100,000 people
137Costa Rica32.9deaths per 100,000 people
138Armenia32.6deaths per 100,000 people
139Chile32.2deaths per 100,000 people
140Micronesia, Federated States of32.0deaths per 100,000 people
141Saudi Arabia28.7deaths per 100,000 people
142Oman28.3deaths per 100,000 people
143Qatar27.8deaths per 100,000 people
144Dominica27.5deaths per 100,000 people
145Malta27.3deaths per 100,000 people
146Slovakia26.4deaths per 100,000 people
147Canada26.0deaths per 100,000 people
148Ukraine25.9deaths per 100,000 people
149Bahrain25.9deaths per 100,000 people
150Uruguay25.7deaths per 100,000 people
151Tonga25.1deaths per 100,000 people
152Cook Islands24.9deaths per 100,000 people
153Romania24.2deaths per 100,000 people
154Greece24.0deaths per 100,000 people
155Albania23.1deaths per 100,000 people
156United Arab Emirates22.2deaths per 100,000 people
157Cuba22.1deaths per 100,000 people
158Hungary21.7deaths per 100,000 people
159Denmark21.6deaths per 100,000 people
160Moldova, Republic of21.5deaths per 100,000 people
161Bulgaria21.5deaths per 100,000 people
162New Zealand20.8deaths per 100,000 people
163Thailand20.6deaths per 100,000 people
164Malaysia19.2deaths per 100,000 people
165Germany18.8deaths per 100,000 people
166Poland17.7deaths per 100,000 people
167Montenegro17.7deaths per 100,000 people
168Croatia17.5deaths per 100,000 people
169Australia17.0deaths per 100,000 people
170Cyprus16.3deaths per 100,000 people
171Russian Federation15.7deaths per 100,000 people
172France15.5deaths per 100,000 people
173Iceland15.1deaths per 100,000 people
174Netherlands14.9deaths per 100,000 people
175Bermuda14.5deaths per 100,000 people
176Austria13.4deaths per 100,000 people
177Andorra13.3deaths per 100,000 people
178Ireland12.5deaths per 100,000 people
179Spain12.2deaths per 100,000 people
180Luxembourg12.1deaths per 100,000 people
181South Korea11.8deaths per 100,000 people
182Italy11.6deaths per 100,000 people
183San Marino11.6deaths per 100,000 people
184Switzerland11.6deaths per 100,000 people
185Honduras11.4deaths per 100,000 people
186Belarus11.3deaths per 100,000 people
187Portugal11.0deaths per 100,000 people
188Syrian Arab Republic10.5deaths per 100,000 people
189Czech Republic9.7deaths per 100,000 people
190Slovenia9.6deaths per 100,000 people
191People's Republic of China8.9deaths per 100,000 people
192Taiwan, Province of China8.7deaths per 100,000 people
193Belgium8.5deaths per 100,000 people
194Latvia8.5deaths per 100,000 people
195Lithuania8.0deaths per 100,000 people
196Monaco8.0deaths per 100,000 people
197Israel7.8deaths per 100,000 people
198Finland7.5deaths per 100,000 people
199Sweden6.1deaths per 100,000 people
200Singapore5.9deaths per 100,000 people
201Solomon Islands5.7deaths per 100,000 people
202Estonia5.0deaths per 100,000 people
203Norway4.4deaths per 100,000 people
204Japan4.0deaths per 100,000 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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