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Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•195 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
11.4Per 1000 live births
Median: 8.3Per 1000 live births
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
39.5Per 1000 live births
Lowest
San Marino
0.5Per 1000 live births
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan39.5Per 1000 live births
2Nigeria39.0Per 1000 live births
3Pakistan36.1Per 1000 live births
4Somalia34.2Per 1000 live births
5Zimbabwe33.7Per 1000 live births
By Region
Africa19.1Per 1000 live births(9 countries)
Other14.5Per 1000 live births(116 countries)
Asia9.3Per 1000 live births(25 countries)
North America6.2Per 1000 live births(4 countries)
South America5.8Per 1000 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 (0.5Per 1000 live births)High (39.5Per 1000 live births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.4Per 1000 live births)

Africa (9)
Other (116)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1South Sudan39.5Per 1000 live births
2Nigeria39.0Per 1000 live births
3Pakistan36.1Per 1000 live births
4Somalia34.2Per 1000 live births
5Zimbabwe33.7Per 1000 live births
6Afghanistan33.1Per 1000 live births
7Liberia32.9Per 1000 live births
8Niger32.8Per 1000 live births
9Guinea-Bissau32.0Per 1000 live births
10Dominica31.1Per 1000 live births
11Chad30.4Per 1000 live births
12Central African Republic29.9Per 1000 live births
13Guinea29.8Per 1000 live births
14Lesotho28.5Per 1000 live births
15Sierra Leone28.3Per 1000 live births
16Mali28.0Per 1000 live births
17Cote d'Ivoire27.4Per 1000 live births
18Benin27.2Per 1000 live births
19Djibouti27.1Per 1000 live births
20Equatorial Guinea26.3Per 1000 live births
21Ethiopia25.2Per 1000 live births
22Mozambique25.1Per 1000 live births
23Eswatini25.0Per 1000 live births
24Cameroon24.8Per 1000 live births
25Burkina Faso23.8Per 1000 live births
26Sudan23.7Per 1000 live births
27Democratic Republic of the Congo23.6Per 1000 live births
28Malawi23.6Per 1000 live births
29Madagascar23.1Per 1000 live births
30Republic of The Gambia23.0Per 1000 live births
31Haiti22.6Per 1000 live births
32Togo22.6Per 1000 live births
33Turkmenistan22.3Per 1000 live births
34Comoros22.1Per 1000 live births
35Kiribati21.7Per 1000 live births
36Timor-Leste21.6Per 1000 live births
37Namibia21.4Per 1000 live births
38Zambia21.4Per 1000 live births
39Uganda21.3Per 1000 live births
40Dominican Republic21.2Per 1000 live births
41Senegal20.9Per 1000 live births
42Yemen20.9Per 1000 live births
43Mauritania20.8Per 1000 live births
44Kenya20.7Per 1000 live births
45Papua New Guinea20.1Per 1000 live births
46United Republic of Tanzania19.9Per 1000 live births
47Myanmar19.6Per 1000 live births
48Burundi19.1Per 1000 live births
49Ghana18.1Per 1000 live births
50Angola18.1Per 1000 live births
51Bangladesh17.9Per 1000 live births
52Botswana17.6Per 1000 live births
53Rwanda17.4Per 1000 live births
54India16.7Per 1000 live births
55Republic of the Congo16.5Per 1000 live births
56Gabon16.3Per 1000 live births
57Eritrea15.6Per 1000 live births
58Guyana15.3Per 1000 live births
59Nepal15.3Per 1000 live births
60Fiji15.0Per 1000 live births
61Venezuela15.0Per 1000 live births
62Algeria15.0Per 1000 live births
63Egypt13.9Per 1000 live births
64Jamaica13.7Per 1000 live births
65Philippines13.6Per 1000 live births
66Lao People's Democratic Republic13.1Per 1000 live births
67Trinidad and Tobago12.6Per 1000 live births
68Iraq12.5Per 1000 live births
69Marshall Islands12.5Per 1000 live births
70South Africa12.4Per 1000 live births
71Azerbaijan12.4Per 1000 live births
72Grenada12.3Per 1000 live births
73Moldova, Republic of12.3Per 1000 live births
74Micronesia, Federated States of11.6Per 1000 live births
75Saint Lucia11.3Per 1000 live births
76Palau11.2Per 1000 live births
77Tajikistan11.1Per 1000 live births
78Kyrgyzstan10.8Per 1000 live births
79Lebanon10.5Per 1000 live births
80Saint Kitts and Nevis10.0Per 1000 live births
81Suriname9.7Per 1000 live births
82Mauritius9.6Per 1000 live births
83Morocco9.6Per 1000 live births
84Cambodia9.5Per 1000 live births
85Guatemala9.5Per 1000 live births
86Syrian Arab Republic9.5Per 1000 live births
87Indonesia9.2Per 1000 live births
88Belize9.2Per 1000 live births
89Vanuatu9.0Per 1000 live births
90Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9.0Per 1000 live births
91Bahamas9.0Per 1000 live births
92State of Palestine8.9Per 1000 live births
93North Korea8.9Per 1000 live births
94Vietnam8.8Per 1000 live births
95Tuvalu8.7Per 1000 live births
96Paraguay8.6Per 1000 live births
97Honduras8.4Per 1000 live births
98Seychelles8.3Per 1000 live births
99Mexico8.2Per 1000 live births
100Cape Verde8.0Per 1000 live births
101Solomon Islands8.0Per 1000 live births
102Tunisia7.7Per 1000 live births
103Uzbekistan7.7Per 1000 live births
104Jordan7.4Per 1000 live births
105Costa Rica7.3Per 1000 live births
106Bhutan7.3Per 1000 live births
107Bolivia7.3Per 1000 live births
108Islamic Republic of Iran7.2Per 1000 live births
109Mongolia7.2Per 1000 live births
110Brazil7.1Per 1000 live births
111Ecuador7.0Per 1000 live births
112Albania6.7Per 1000 live births
113Barbados6.6Per 1000 live births
114Peru6.5Per 1000 live births
115Sao Tome and Principe6.4Per 1000 live births
116Virgin Islands, British6.4Per 1000 live births
117Colombia6.3Per 1000 live births
118Oman5.8Per 1000 live births
119Samoa5.8Per 1000 live births
120Brunei Darussalam5.7Per 1000 live births
121Nicaragua5.3Per 1000 live births
122Panama5.3Per 1000 live births
123Libya5.2Per 1000 live births
124Antigua and Barbuda5.2Per 1000 live births
125Thailand5.1Per 1000 live births
126Argentina5.1Per 1000 live births
127Armenia5.1Per 1000 live births
128Georgia5.0Per 1000 live births
129Chile4.7Per 1000 live births
130Türkiye4.6Per 1000 live births
131Nauru4.5Per 1000 live births
132Ukraine4.5Per 1000 live births
133Kuwait4.4Per 1000 live births
134Bahrain4.4Per 1000 live births
135Bosnia and Herzegovina4.4Per 1000 live births
136Cuba4.3Per 1000 live births
137El Salvador4.3Per 1000 live births
138Malaysia4.3Per 1000 live births
139Tonga4.1Per 1000 live births
140Sri Lanka4.0Per 1000 live births
141Uruguay4.0Per 1000 live births
142Kazakhstan3.9Per 1000 live births
143Qatar3.8Per 1000 live births
144Maldives3.7Per 1000 live births
145United States of America3.7Per 1000 live births
146Malta3.6Per 1000 live births
147Romania3.6Per 1000 live births
148Canada3.4Per 1000 live births
149Slovakia3.3Per 1000 live births
150Serbia3.0Per 1000 live births
151United Kingdom3.0Per 1000 live births
152Saudi Arabia2.9Per 1000 live births
153Croatia2.8Per 1000 live births
154France2.8Per 1000 live births
155Switzerland2.8Per 1000 live births
156Cyprus2.7Per 1000 live births
157Denmark2.7Per 1000 live births
158New Zealand2.7Per 1000 live births
159Bulgaria2.6Per 1000 live births
160People's Republic of China2.6Per 1000 live births
161Ireland2.6Per 1000 live births
162Netherlands2.6Per 1000 live births
163Poland2.5Per 1000 live births
164United Arab Emirates2.4Per 1000 live births
165Turks and Caicos Islands2.4Per 1000 live births
166Germany2.3Per 1000 live births
167Australia2.3Per 1000 live births
168Greece2.2Per 1000 live births
169Austria2.2Per 1000 live births
170Belgium2.2Per 1000 live births
171Hungary2.1Per 1000 live births
172Russian Federation2.0Per 1000 live births
173Lithuania1.9Per 1000 live births
174Italy1.8Per 1000 live births
175Israel1.7Per 1000 live births
176Portugal1.7Per 1000 live births
177Spain1.7Per 1000 live births
178Luxembourg1.5Per 1000 live births
179Czech Republic1.4Per 1000 live births
180Finland1.4Per 1000 live births
181Iceland1.4Per 1000 live births
182Monaco1.4Per 1000 live births
183Norway1.4Per 1000 live births
184Sweden1.4Per 1000 live births
185Slovenia1.3Per 1000 live births
186South Korea1.2Per 1000 live births
187Latvia1.2Per 1000 live births
188Andorra1.2Per 1000 live births
189Singapore1.1Per 1000 live births
190The Republic of North Macedonia1.1Per 1000 live births
191Estonia0.9Per 1000 live births
192Japan0.9Per 1000 live births
193Montenegro0.8Per 1000 live births
194Belarus0.7Per 1000 live births
195San Marino0.5Per 1000 live births
Showing 195 of 195 countries

Topics

#health#per 1000 live births#mortality#rate#neonatal#per#000#live#births

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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