social2023

Neonatal deaths

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
2.9%
Median: 1.3%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Mali
14.3%
Lowest
Japan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Mali14.3%
2Pakistan13.4%
3Guinea-Bissau12.4%
4Afghanistan11.8%
5Ethiopia11.6%
By Region
Africa5.6%(9 countries)
Other3.7%(124 countries)
Asia2.6%(26 countries)
North America1.3%(4 countries)
South America1.2%(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (14.3%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.9%)

Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
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 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
1Mali14.3%
2Pakistan13.4%
3Guinea-Bissau12.4%
4Afghanistan11.8%
5Ethiopia11.6%
6Republic of The Gambia11.6%
7Yemen11.4%
8Niger11.4%
9Chad11.4%
10Senegal11.3%
11Nigeria11.3%
12Cote d'Ivoire10.5%
13Burundi10.3%
14Uganda10.1%
15Central African Republic10.0%
16Benin9.8%
17Liberia9.7%
18Mozambique9.7%
19United Republic of Tanzania9.5%
20Somalia9.4%
21Comoros9.3%
22Burkina Faso8.8%
23Mauritania8.6%
24Guinea8.4%
25Sierra Leone8.2%
26Angola8.1%
27Cameroon8.0%
28Zimbabwe7.8%
29Djibouti7.6%
30Togo7.3%
31Malawi7.2%
32South Sudan6.8%
33Rwanda6.7%
34Kiribati6.5%
35Zambia6.4%
36Madagascar6.3%
37Ghana6.3%
38Timor-Leste6.1%
39Tajikistan6.1%
40Democratic Republic of the Congo5.9%
41Eritrea5.6%
42Kenya5.3%
43Lao People's Democratic Republic5.3%
44Republic of the Congo5.0%
45Uzbekistan4.9%
46Lesotho4.9%
47Nepal4.8%
48Papua New Guinea4.8%
49Kyrgyzstan4.7%
50Bangladesh4.3%
51Equatorial Guinea4.2%
52Namibia4.1%
53Eswatini4.1%
54Haiti4.0%
55Iraq4.0%
56Gabon3.9%
57Sudan3.9%
58Dominican Republic3.5%
59Turkmenistan3.5%
60Ecuador3.4%
61Myanmar3.2%
62Guatemala3.1%
63Guyana3.1%
64India3.0%
65Algeria3.0%
66Sao Tome and Principe3.0%
67Vanuatu2.9%
68Philippines2.9%
69Tunisia2.8%
70Suriname2.8%
71Azerbaijan2.7%
72Lebanon2.7%
73Cape Verde2.7%
74Samoa2.5%
75Nauru2.5%
76Maldives2.5%
77Cambodia2.4%
78Bhutan2.3%
79Venezuela2.3%
80Mongolia2.3%
81Bolivia2.1%
82Nicaragua2.1%
83Jordan2.1%
84Belize2.0%
85South Africa2.0%
86State of Palestine1.9%
87Botswana1.9%
88Indonesia1.9%
89Jamaica1.8%
90Paraguay1.8%
91Oman1.8%
92Egypt1.7%
93Qatar1.7%
94Tuvalu1.6%
95Marshall Islands1.6%
96Mexico1.5%
97Panama1.4%
98Saudi Arabia1.4%
99Fiji1.4%
100Brazil1.4%
101Kazakhstan1.3%
102Kuwait1.3%
103Guam1.3%
104Grenada1.3%
105Peru1.3%
106Colombia1.3%
107Honduras1.2%
108Islamic Republic of Iran1.2%
109Palau1.1%
110Tonga1.1%
111Saint Kitts and Nevis1.0%
112El Salvador1.0%
113Brunei Darussalam1.0%
114United Arab Emirates0.9%
115Morocco0.9%
116Libya0.8%
117Türkiye0.8%
118Greenland0.8%
119Micronesia, Federated States of0.8%
120Saint Lucia0.8%
121Vietnam0.8%
122American Samoa0.7%
123Northern Mariana Islands0.7%
124Mauritius0.7%
125Bahrain0.7%
126Seychelles0.7%
127Bahamas0.6%
128Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.6%
129Solomon Islands0.6%
130Antigua and Barbuda0.6%
131North Korea0.6%
132Tokelau0.6%
133Costa Rica0.6%
134Argentina0.6%
135Armenia0.5%
136Malaysia0.5%
137Syrian Arab Republic0.5%
138Sri Lanka0.5%
139Trinidad and Tobago0.5%
140Niue0.5%
141Georgia0.4%
142Chile0.4%
143Dominica0.4%
144Barbados0.4%
145Cook Islands0.4%
146United States of America0.3%
147Albania0.3%
148Israel0.3%
149Virgin Islands, U.S.0.3%
150Canada0.3%
151Australia0.3%
152Moldova, Republic of0.2%
153Cyprus0.2%
154United Kingdom0.2%
155Iceland0.2%
156The Republic of North Macedonia0.2%
157Uruguay0.2%
158New Zealand0.2%
159Luxembourg0.2%
160Bosnia and Herzegovina0.2%
161Montenegro0.2%
162Puerto Rico0.2%
163Thailand0.2%
164Malta0.2%
165Cuba0.2%
166France0.2%
167Ireland0.2%
168Netherlands0.2%
169Slovakia0.2%
170Bermuda0.2%
171Switzerland0.2%
172Denmark0.2%
173Serbia0.2%
174San Marino0.1%
175Austria0.1%
176Germany0.1%
177Romania0.1%
178Ukraine0.1%
179Russian Federation0.1%
180Poland0.1%
181Croatia0.1%
182Hungary0.1%
183Monaco0.1%
184Sweden0.1%
185Bulgaria0.1%
186Belgium0.1%
187Spain0.1%
188People's Republic of China0.1%
189Greece0.1%
190Singapore0.1%
191Portugal0.1%
192Andorra0.1%
193Norway0.1%
194Czech Republic0.1%
195Belarus0.1%
196Taiwan, Province of China0.1%
197South Korea0.1%
198Italy0.1%
199Latvia0.1%
200Slovenia0.1%
201Estonia0.1%
202Finland0.1%
203Lithuania0.1%
204Japan0.0%
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Data Source

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

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