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Neonatal mortality rate

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•199 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1.1deaths per 100 live births
Median: 0.8deaths per 100 live births
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
3.9deaths per 100 live births
Lowest
San Marino
0.1deaths per 100 live births
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan3.9deaths per 100 live births
2Nigeria3.9deaths per 100 live births
3Pakistan3.6deaths per 100 live births
4Somalia3.4deaths per 100 live births
5Zimbabwe3.4deaths per 100 live births
By Region
Africa1.9deaths per 100 live births(9 countries)
Other1.4deaths per 100 live births(120 countries)
Asia0.9deaths per 100 live births(25 countries)
North America0.6deaths per 100 live births(4 countries)
South America0.6deaths per 100 live births(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1deaths per 100 live births)High (3.9deaths per 100 live births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.1deaths per 100 live births)

Africa (9)
Other (120)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
South America (7)
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 2024; 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 ↕
1South Sudan3.9deaths per 100 live births
2Nigeria3.9deaths per 100 live births
3Pakistan3.6deaths per 100 live births
4Somalia3.4deaths per 100 live births
5Zimbabwe3.4deaths per 100 live births
6Afghanistan3.3deaths per 100 live births
7Liberia3.3deaths per 100 live births
8Niger3.3deaths per 100 live births
9Guinea-Bissau3.2deaths per 100 live births
10Dominica3.1deaths per 100 live births
11Chad3.0deaths per 100 live births
12Central African Republic3.0deaths per 100 live births
13Guinea3.0deaths per 100 live births
14Lesotho2.8deaths per 100 live births
15Sierra Leone2.8deaths per 100 live births
16Mali2.8deaths per 100 live births
17Cote d'Ivoire2.7deaths per 100 live births
18Benin2.7deaths per 100 live births
19Djibouti2.7deaths per 100 live births
20Equatorial Guinea2.6deaths per 100 live births
21Ethiopia2.5deaths per 100 live births
22Mozambique2.5deaths per 100 live births
23Eswatini2.5deaths per 100 live births
24Cameroon2.5deaths per 100 live births
25Burkina Faso2.4deaths per 100 live births
26Sudan2.4deaths per 100 live births
27Democratic Republic of the Congo2.4deaths per 100 live births
28Malawi2.4deaths per 100 live births
29Madagascar2.3deaths per 100 live births
30Republic of The Gambia2.3deaths per 100 live births
31Haiti2.3deaths per 100 live births
32Togo2.3deaths per 100 live births
33Turkmenistan2.2deaths per 100 live births
34Comoros2.2deaths per 100 live births
35Kiribati2.2deaths per 100 live births
36Timor-Leste2.2deaths per 100 live births
37Zambia2.1deaths per 100 live births
38Namibia2.1deaths per 100 live births
39Uganda2.1deaths per 100 live births
40Dominican Republic2.1deaths per 100 live births
41Senegal2.1deaths per 100 live births
42Yemen2.1deaths per 100 live births
43Mauritania2.1deaths per 100 live births
44Kenya2.1deaths per 100 live births
45Papua New Guinea2.0deaths per 100 live births
46United Republic of Tanzania2.0deaths per 100 live births
47Myanmar2.0deaths per 100 live births
48Burundi1.9deaths per 100 live births
49Angola1.8deaths per 100 live births
50Ghana1.8deaths per 100 live births
51Bangladesh1.8deaths per 100 live births
52Botswana1.8deaths per 100 live births
53Rwanda1.7deaths per 100 live births
54India1.7deaths per 100 live births
55Republic of the Congo1.7deaths per 100 live births
56Gabon1.6deaths per 100 live births
57Eritrea1.6deaths per 100 live births
58Guyana1.5deaths per 100 live births
59Nepal1.5deaths per 100 live births
60Venezuela1.5deaths per 100 live births
61Fiji1.5deaths per 100 live births
62Algeria1.5deaths per 100 live births
63Egypt1.4deaths per 100 live births
64Jamaica1.4deaths per 100 live births
65Philippines1.4deaths per 100 live births
66Lao People's Democratic Republic1.3deaths per 100 live births
67Trinidad and Tobago1.3deaths per 100 live births
68Iraq1.2deaths per 100 live births
69Marshall Islands1.2deaths per 100 live births
70South Africa1.2deaths per 100 live births
71Niue1.2deaths per 100 live births
72Azerbaijan1.2deaths per 100 live births
73Moldova, Republic of1.2deaths per 100 live births
74Grenada1.2deaths per 100 live births
75Micronesia, Federated States of1.2deaths per 100 live births
76Saint Lucia1.1deaths per 100 live births
77Palau1.1deaths per 100 live births
78Tajikistan1.1deaths per 100 live births
79Kyrgyzstan1.1deaths per 100 live births
80Lebanon1.0deaths per 100 live births
81Saint Kitts and Nevis1.0deaths per 100 live births
82Suriname1.0deaths per 100 live births
83Morocco1.0deaths per 100 live births
84Mauritius1.0deaths per 100 live births
85Cambodia1.0deaths per 100 live births
86Syrian Arab Republic1.0deaths per 100 live births
87Guatemala0.9deaths per 100 live births
88Belize0.9deaths per 100 live births
89Indonesia0.9deaths per 100 live births
90Bahamas0.9deaths per 100 live births
91Vanuatu0.9deaths per 100 live births
92Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.9deaths per 100 live births
93North Korea0.9deaths per 100 live births
94State of Palestine0.9deaths per 100 live births
95Vietnam0.9deaths per 100 live births
96Tuvalu0.9deaths per 100 live births
97Paraguay0.9deaths per 100 live births
98Honduras0.8deaths per 100 live births
99Seychelles0.8deaths per 100 live births
100Mexico0.8deaths per 100 live births
101Cape Verde0.8deaths per 100 live births
102Solomon Islands0.8deaths per 100 live births
103Tunisia0.8deaths per 100 live births
104Uzbekistan0.8deaths per 100 live births
105Jordan0.7deaths per 100 live births
106Bolivia0.7deaths per 100 live births
107Bhutan0.7deaths per 100 live births
108Costa Rica0.7deaths per 100 live births
109Islamic Republic of Iran0.7deaths per 100 live births
110Mongolia0.7deaths per 100 live births
111Brazil0.7deaths per 100 live births
112Cook Islands0.7deaths per 100 live births
113Ecuador0.7deaths per 100 live births
114Albania0.7deaths per 100 live births
115Barbados0.7deaths per 100 live births
116Peru0.7deaths per 100 live births
117Virgin Islands, British0.6deaths per 100 live births
118Sao Tome and Principe0.6deaths per 100 live births
119Colombia0.6deaths per 100 live births
120Samoa0.6deaths per 100 live births
121Oman0.6deaths per 100 live births
122Brunei Darussalam0.6deaths per 100 live births
123Nicaragua0.5deaths per 100 live births
124Panama0.5deaths per 100 live births
125Libya0.5deaths per 100 live births
126Antigua and Barbuda0.5deaths per 100 live births
127Thailand0.5deaths per 100 live births
128Argentina0.5deaths per 100 live births
129Armenia0.5deaths per 100 live births
130Georgia0.5deaths per 100 live births
131Chile0.5deaths per 100 live births
132Türkiye0.5deaths per 100 live births
133Ukraine0.5deaths per 100 live births
134Nauru0.4deaths per 100 live births
135Bahrain0.4deaths per 100 live births
136Bosnia and Herzegovina0.4deaths per 100 live births
137Kuwait0.4deaths per 100 live births
138El Salvador0.4deaths per 100 live births
139Malaysia0.4deaths per 100 live births
140Cuba0.4deaths per 100 live births
141Tonga0.4deaths per 100 live births
142Uruguay0.4deaths per 100 live births
143Sri Lanka0.4deaths per 100 live births
144Kazakhstan0.4deaths per 100 live births
145Qatar0.4deaths per 100 live births
146Maldives0.4deaths per 100 live births
147United States of America0.4deaths per 100 live births
148Romania0.4deaths per 100 live births
149Malta0.4deaths per 100 live births
150Canada0.3deaths per 100 live births
151Montserrat0.3deaths per 100 live births
152Slovakia0.3deaths per 100 live births
153United Kingdom0.3deaths per 100 live births
154Serbia0.3deaths per 100 live births
155Anguilla0.3deaths per 100 live births
156Saudi Arabia0.3deaths per 100 live births
157France0.3deaths per 100 live births
158Switzerland0.3deaths per 100 live births
159Croatia0.3deaths per 100 live births
160Cyprus0.3deaths per 100 live births
161Denmark0.3deaths per 100 live births
162New Zealand0.3deaths per 100 live births
163Netherlands0.3deaths per 100 live births
164People's Republic of China0.3deaths per 100 live births
165Ireland0.3deaths per 100 live births
166Bulgaria0.3deaths per 100 live births
167Poland0.2deaths per 100 live births
168Turks and Caicos Islands0.2deaths per 100 live births
169United Arab Emirates0.2deaths per 100 live births
170Germany0.2deaths per 100 live births
171Australia0.2deaths per 100 live births
172Belgium0.2deaths per 100 live births
173Austria0.2deaths per 100 live births
174Greece0.2deaths per 100 live births
175Hungary0.2deaths per 100 live births
176Russian Federation0.2deaths per 100 live births
177Lithuania0.2deaths per 100 live births
178Italy0.2deaths per 100 live births
179Spain0.2deaths per 100 live births
180Israel0.2deaths per 100 live births
181Portugal0.2deaths per 100 live births
182Luxembourg0.1deaths per 100 live births
183Iceland0.1deaths per 100 live births
184Norway0.1deaths per 100 live births
185Sweden0.1deaths per 100 live births
186Czech Republic0.1deaths per 100 live births
187Monaco0.1deaths per 100 live births
188Finland0.1deaths per 100 live births
189Slovenia0.1deaths per 100 live births
190Andorra0.1deaths per 100 live births
191Latvia0.1deaths per 100 live births
192South Korea0.1deaths per 100 live births
193Singapore0.1deaths per 100 live births
194The Republic of North Macedonia0.1deaths per 100 live births
195Estonia0.1deaths per 100 live births
196Japan0.1deaths per 100 live births
197Montenegro0.1deaths per 100 live births
198Belarus0.1deaths per 100 live births
199San Marino0.1deaths per 100 live births
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Topics

#health#deaths per 100 live births#neonatal#mortality#rate

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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