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Neonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births: ranking of countries
196 countries ranked by their latest value. South Sudan is highest at 39.5; San Marino is lowest at 0.5.
World 17.2 (2024)Median country 8.2196 countries
Neonatal mortality: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 196 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
196 shown
| # | Country | Region | Neonatal mortality | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.5 | 2024 | |
| 2 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.0 | 2024 | |
| 3 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36.1 | 2024 | |
| 4 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.2 | 2024 | |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.7 | 2024 | |
| 6 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.1 | 2024 | |
| 7 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.9 | 2024 | |
| 8 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.8 | 2024 | |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.0 | 2024 | |
| 10 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 31.1 | 2024 | |
| 11 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.4 | 2024 | |
| 12 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.9 | 2024 | |
| 13 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.8 | 2024 | |
| 14 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.5 | 2024 | |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.3 | 2024 | |
| 16 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.0 | 2024 | |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.4 | 2024 | |
| 18 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.2 | 2024 | |
| 19 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.1 | 2024 | |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.3 | 2024 | |
| 21 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.2 | 2024 | |
| 22 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.1 | 2024 | |
| 23 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.0 | 2024 | |
| 24 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.8 | 2024 | |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.8 | 2024 | |
| 26 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.7 | 2024 | |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.6 | 2024 | |
| 28 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.6 | 2024 | |
| 29 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.1 | 2024 | |
| 30 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.0 | 2024 | |
| 31 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 22.6 | 2024 | |
| 32 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.6 | 2024 | |
| 33 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 22.3 | 2024 | |
| 34 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.1 | 2024 | |
| 35 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 21.7 | 2024 | |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 21.6 | 2024 | |
| 37 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.4 | 2024 | |
| 38 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.4 | 2024 | |
| 39 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.3 | 2024 | |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.2 | 2024 | |
| 41 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.9 | 2024 | |
| 42 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.9 | 2024 | |
| 43 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.8 | 2024 | |
| 44 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.7 | 2024 | |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 20.1 | 2024 | |
| 46 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.9 | 2024 | |
| 47 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 19.6 | 2024 | |
| 48 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.1 | 2024 | |
| 49 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.1 | 2024 | |
| 50 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.1 | 2024 | |
| 51 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 17.9 | 2024 | |
| 52 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.6 | 2024 | |
| 53 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.4 | 2024 | |
| 54 | India | South Asia | 16.7 | 2024 | |
| 55 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.5 | 2024 | |
| 56 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.3 | 2024 | |
| 57 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.6 | 2024 | |
| 58 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.3 | 2024 | |
| 59 | Nepal | South Asia | 15.3 | 2024 | |
| 60 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.0 | 2024 | |
| 61 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 15.0 | 2024 | |
| 62 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.0 | 2024 | |
| 63 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13.9 | 2024 | |
| 64 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.7 | 2024 | |
| 65 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 13.6 | 2024 | |
| 66 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 13.1 | 2024 | |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.6 | 2024 | |
| 68 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.5 | 2024 | |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 12.5 | 2024 | |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 12.4 | 2024 | |
| 71 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.4 | 2024 | |
| 72 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.3 | 2024 | |
| 73 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 12.3 | 2024 | |
| 74 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 11.6 | 2024 | |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.3 | 2024 | |
| 76 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 11.2 | 2024 | |
| 77 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 11.1 | 2024 | |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8 | 2024 | |
| 79 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.5 | 2024 | |
| 80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.0 | 2024 | |
| 81 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.7 | 2024 | |
| 82 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.6 | 2024 | |
| 83 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.6 | 2024 | |
| 84 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 9.5 | 2024 | |
| 85 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.5 | 2024 | |
| 86 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.5 | 2024 | |
| 87 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.2 | 2024 | |
| 88 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 9.2 | 2024 | |
| 89 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.0 | 2024 | |
| 90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.0 | 2024 | |
| 91 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 9.0 | 2024 | |
| 92 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 8.9 | 2024 | |
| 93 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.9 | 2024 | |
| 94 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 8.8 | 2024 | |
| 95 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 8.7 | 2024 | |
| 96 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.6 | 2024 | |
| 97 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.4 | 2024 | |
| 98 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.3 | 2024 | |
| 99 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.2 | 2024 | |
| 100 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.0 | 2024 | |
| 101 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 8.0 | 2024 | |
| 102 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 104 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.4 | 2024 | |
| 105 | Bhutan | South Asia | 7.3 | 2024 | |
| 106 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.3 | 2024 | |
| 107 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.3 | 2024 | |
| 108 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.2 | 2024 | |
| 109 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 7.2 | 2024 | |
| 110 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.1 | 2024 | |
| 111 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 112 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 6.7 | 2024 | |
| 113 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.6 | 2024 | |
| 114 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6 | 2024 | |
| 115 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.5 | 2024 | |
| 116 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.4 | 2024 | |
| 117 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.4 | 2024 | |
| 118 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.3 | 2024 | |
| 119 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.8 | 2024 | |
| 120 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 5.8 | 2024 | |
| 121 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 5.7 | 2024 | |
| 122 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.3 | 2024 | |
| 123 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.3 | 2024 | |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.2 | 2024 | |
| 125 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.2 | 2024 | |
| 126 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.1 | 2024 | |
| 127 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.1 | 2024 | |
| 128 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 5.1 | 2024 | |
| 129 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.0 | 2024 | |
| 130 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7 | 2024 | |
| 131 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 4.6 | 2024 | |
| 132 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 4.5 | 2024 | |
| 133 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 4.5 | 2024 | |
| 134 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.4 | 2024 | |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 4.4 | 2024 | |
| 136 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.4 | 2024 | |
| 137 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.3 | 2024 | |
| 138 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.3 | 2024 | |
| 139 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.3 | 2024 | |
| 140 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1 | 2024 | |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 4.0 | 2024 | |
| 142 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.0 | 2024 | |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.9 | 2024 | |
| 144 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.8 | 2024 | |
| 145 | Maldives | South Asia | 3.7 | 2024 | |
| 146 | United States | North America | 3.7 | 2024 | |
| 147 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.6 | 2024 | |
| 148 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 3.6 | 2024 | |
| 149 | Canada | North America | 3.4 | 2024 | |
| 150 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.3 | 2024 | |
| 151 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0 | 2024 | |
| 152 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0 | 2024 | |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.9 | 2024 | |
| 154 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8 | 2024 | |
| 155 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8 | 2024 | |
| 156 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8 | 2024 | |
| 157 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 2.7 | 2024 | |
| 158 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 2.7 | 2024 | |
| 159 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 2.7 | 2024 | |
| 160 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 2.6 | 2024 | |
| 161 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 2.6 | 2024 | |
| 162 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.6 | 2024 | |
| 163 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 2.6 | 2024 | |
| 164 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5 | 2024 | |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.4 | 2024 | |
| 166 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.4 | 2024 | |
| 167 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.3 | 2024 | |
| 168 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 2.3 | 2024 | |
| 169 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2 | 2024 | |
| 170 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2 | 2024 | |
| 171 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2 | 2024 | |
| 172 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 2.1 | 2024 | |
| 173 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.0 | 2024 | |
| 174 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 1.9 | 2024 | |
| 175 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8 | 2024 | |
| 176 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.7 | 2024 | |
| 177 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 1.7 | 2024 | |
| 178 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 1.7 | 2024 | |
| 179 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 1.5 | 2024 | |
| 180 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.4 | 2024 | |
| 181 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.4 | 2024 | |
| 182 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.4 | 2024 | |
| 183 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 1.4 | 2024 | |
| 184 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 1.4 | 2024 | |
| 185 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 1.4 | 2024 | |
| 186 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.3 | 2024 | |
| 187 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 1.2 | 2024 | |
| 188 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.2 | 2024 | |
| 189 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 1.2 | 2024 | |
| 190 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.1 | 2024 | |
| 191 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 1.1 | 2024 | |
| 192 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 0.9 | 2024 | |
| 193 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 0.9 | 2024 | |
| 194 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 0.8 | 2024 | |
| 195 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 0.7 | 2024 | |
| 196 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 0.5 | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)