Neonatal mortality - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Neonates dying before 28 days of age, per 1,000 births, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 187 countries was 12 deaths per 1000 births.The highest value was in Lesotho: 44 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in Andorra: 1 deaths per 1000 births. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: deaths per 1000 births; Source: UNICEF
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Countries Neonatal mortality, 2020 Global rank Available data
Lesotho 44 1 1960 - 2020
Pakistan 40 2 1960 - 2020
C.A. Republic 39 3 1971 - 2020
Somalia 37 4 1983 - 2020
Nigeria 36 5 1967 - 2020
Afghanistan 35 6 1987 - 2020
G.-Bissau 35 7 1987 - 2020
Chad 33 8 1973 - 2020
Ivory Coast 33 9 1960 - 2020
Mali 32 10 1964 - 2020
Liberia 31 11 1963 - 2020
Mauritania 31 12 1960 - 2020
Sierra Leone 31 13 1989 - 2020
Benin 30 14 1960 - 2020
Djibouti 30 15 1979 - 2020
Dominica 30 16 1969 - 2020
Guinea 30 17 1976 - 2020
Comoros 29 18 1973 - 2020
Eq. Guinea 29 19 1989 - 2020
Mozambique 28 20 1980 - 2020
Yemen 28 21 1961 - 2020
Angola 27 22 1989 - 2020
DR Congo 27 23 1984 - 2020
Ethiopia 27 24 1977 - 2020
Sudan 27 25 1969 - 2020
Burkina Faso 26 26 1969 - 2020
Cameroon 26 27 1960 - 2020
Gambia 26 28 1989 - 2020
Zimbabwe 26 29 1965 - 2020
Haiti 25 30 1960 - 2020
Togo 25 31 1965 - 2020
Niger 24 32 1969 - 2020
Turkmenistan 24 33 1988 - 2020
Zambia 24 34 1969 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 23 35 1963 - 2020
Ghana 23 36 1965 - 2020
Botswana 22 37 1965 - 2020
Burma 22 38 1989 - 2020
Laos 22 39 1982 - 2020
Papua N.G. 22 40 1974 - 2020
Burundi 21 41 1964 - 2020
Kenya 21 42 1960 - 2020
Kiribati 21 43 1989 - 2020
Senegal 21 44 1960 - 2020
Gabon 20 45 1977 - 2020
India 20 46 1969 - 2020
Madagascar 20 47 1969 - 2020
Namibia 20 48 1969 - 2020
Swaziland 20 49 1983 - 2020
Tanzania 20 50 1968 - 2020
Malawi 19 51 1969 - 2020
R. of Congo 19 52 1982 - 2020
Uganda 19 53 1965 - 2020
Bangladesh 18 54 1960 - 2020
Eritrea 18 55 1977 - 2020
Rwanda 18 56 1960 - 2020
Guyana 17 57 1960 - 2020
Nepal 17 58 1960 - 2020
Algeria 16 59 1969 - 2020
Bhutan 15 60 1989 - 2020
Venezuela 15 61 1989 - 2020
Bolivia 14 62 1966 - 2020
Iraq 14 63 1983 - 2020
Tajikistan 14 64 1989 - 2020
Cambodia 13 65 1977 - 2020
Micronesia 13 66 1989 - 2020
Philippines 13 67 1960 - 2020
Saint Lucia 13 68 1972 - 2020
Fiji 12 69 1989 - 2020
Indonesia 12 70 1960 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 12 71 1979 - 2020
Morocco 12 72 1960 - 2020
Tunisia 12 73 1965 - 2020
Grenada 11 74 1989 - 2020
Guatemala 11 75 1964 - 2020
Mauritius 11 76 1969 - 2020
Moldova 11 77 1982 - 2020
South Africa 11 78 1975 - 2020
Suriname 11 79 1989 - 2020
Syria 11 80 1960 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago 11 81 1960 - 2020
Vanuatu 11 82 1989 - 2020
Azerbaijan 10 83 1983 - 2020
Egypt 10 84 1960 - 2020
Palestine 10 85 1988 - 2020
Paraguay 10 86 1967 - 2020
Tuvalu 10 87 1989 - 2020
Vietnam 10 88 1974 - 2020
Brazil 9 89 1963 - 2020
Cape Verde 9 90 1975 - 2020
Honduras 9 91 1972 - 2020
Jamaica 9 92 1960 - 2020
Jordan 9 93 1960 - 2020
Nicaragua 9 94 1974 - 2020
North Korea 9 95 1989 - 2020
Palau 9 96 1989 - 2020
St. Vincent & ... 9 97 1970 - 2020
Albania 8 98 1979 - 2020
Barbados 8 99 1968 - 2020
Belize 8 100 1968 - 2020
Iran 8 101 1989 - 2020
Mexico 8 102 1960 - 2020
Mongolia 8 103 1986 - 2020
Panama 8 104 1960 - 2020
S.T.&Principe 8 105 1985 - 2020
Seychelles 8 106 1986 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 8 107 1989 - 2020
Uzbekistan 8 108 1989 - 2020
Bahamas 7 109 1969 - 2020
Colombia 7 110 1960 - 2020
Ecuador 7 111 1960 - 2020
Peru 7 112 1960 - 2020
Samoa 7 113 1989 - 2020
Armenia 6 114 1977 - 2020
Brunei 6 115 1989 - 2020
Costa Rica 6 116 1960 - 2020
El Salvador 6 117 1985 - 2020
Libya 6 118 1972 - 2020
Argentina 5 119 1970 - 2020
Georgia 5 120 1977 - 2020
Kazakhstan 5 121 1972 - 2020
Kuwait 5 122 1985 - 2020
Malaysia 5 123 1960 - 2020
Oman 5 124 1971 - 2020
Thailand 5 125 1960 - 2020
Tonga 5 126 1989 - 2020
Turkey 5 127 1960 - 2020
Ukraine 5 128 1984 - 2020
Ant.& Barb. 4 129 1971 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 4 130 1985 - 2020
Chile 4 131 1968 - 2020
China 4 132 1989 - 2020
Lebanon 4 133 1973 - 2020
Maldives 4 134 1989 - 2020
Malta 4 135 1970 - 2020
North Macedonia 4 136 1982 - 2020
Qatar 4 137 1989 - 2020
Romania 4 138 1989 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 4 139 1989 - 2020
Serbia 4 140 1989 - 2020
Sri Lanka 4 141 1960 - 2020
UA Emirates 4 142 1978 - 2020
Uruguay 4 143 1970 - 2020
Bahrain 3 144 1971 - 2020
Bulgaria 3 145 1964 - 2020
Canada 3 146 1969 - 2020
Croatia 3 147 1982 - 2020
Denmark 3 148 1960 - 2020
France 3 149 1960 - 2020
Netherlands 3 150 1960 - 2020
New Zealand 3 151 1968 - 2020
Poland 3 152 1969 - 2020
Slovakia 3 153 1982 - 2020
Switzerland 3 154 1960 - 2020
UK 3 155 1960 - 2020
USA 3 156 1968 - 2020
Australia 2 157 1968 - 2020
Austria 2 158 1960 - 2020
Belgium 2 159 1960 - 2020
Cyprus 2 160 1989 - 2020
Czechia 2 161 1982 - 2020
Germany 2 162 1969 - 2020
Greece 2 163 1960 - 2020
Hungary 2 164 1960 - 2020
Ireland 2 165 1960 - 2020
Israel 2 166 1975 - 2020
Italy 2 167 1960 - 2020
Latvia 2 168 1980 - 2020
Lithuania 2 169 1981 - 2020
Luxembourg 2 170 1965 - 2020
Monaco 2 171 1989 - 2020
Portugal 2 172 1960 - 2020
Russia 2 173 1989 - 2020
South Korea 2 174 1960 - 2020
Spain 2 175 1975 - 2020
Andorra 1 176 1989 - 2020
Belarus 1 177 1989 - 2020
Estonia 1 178 1988 - 2020
Finland 1 179 1960 - 2020
Iceland 1 180 1960 - 2020
Japan 1 181 1968 - 2020
Montenegro 1 182 1989 - 2020
Norway 1 183 1960 - 2020
San Marino 1 184 1989 - 2020
Singapore 1 185 1968 - 2020
Slovenia 1 186 1982 - 2020
Sweden 1 187 1960 - 2020

Economic outlook around the world

Definition: Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
1. Lesotho
2. Pakistan
3. C.A. Republic
4. Somalia
5. Nigeria
6. Afghanistan
7. G.-Bissau
8. Chad
9. Ivory Coast
10. Mali
11. Liberia
12. Mauritania
13. Sierra Leone
14. Benin
15. Djibouti
16. Dominica
17. Guinea
18. Comoros
19. Eq. Guinea
20. Mozambique
21. Yemen
22. Angola
23. DR Congo
24. Ethiopia
25. Sudan
26. Burkina Faso
27. Cameroon
28. Gambia
29. Zimbabwe
30. Haiti
31. Togo
32. Niger
33. Turkmenistan
34. Zambia
35. Domin. Rep.
36. Ghana
37. Botswana
38. Burma
39. Laos
40. Papua N.G.
41. Burundi
42. Kenya
43. Kiribati
44. Senegal
45. Gabon
46. India
47. Madagascar
48. Namibia
49. Swaziland
50. Tanzania
51. Malawi
52. R. of Congo
53. Uganda
54. Bangladesh
55. Eritrea
56. Rwanda
57. Guyana
58. Nepal
59. Algeria
60. Bhutan
61. Venezuela
62. Bolivia
63. Iraq
64. Tajikistan
65. Cambodia
66. Micronesia
67. Philippines
68. Saint Lucia
69. Fiji
70. Indonesia
71. Kyrgyzstan
72. Morocco
73. Tunisia
74. Grenada
75. Guatemala
76. Mauritius
77. Moldova
78. South Africa
79. Suriname
80. Syria
81. Tr.&Tobago
82. Vanuatu
83. Azerbaijan
84. Egypt
85. Palestine
86. Paraguay
87. Tuvalu
88. Vietnam
89. Brazil
90. Cape Verde
91. Honduras
92. Jamaica
93. Jordan
94. Nicaragua
95. North Korea
96. Palau
97. St. Vincent & ...
98. Albania
99. Barbados
100. Belize
101. Iran
102. Mexico
103. Mongolia
104. Panama
105. S.T.&Principe
106. Seychelles
107. Solomon Isl.
108. Uzbekistan
109. Bahamas
110. Colombia
111. Ecuador
112. Peru
113. Samoa
114. Armenia
115. Brunei
116. Costa Rica
117. El Salvador
118. Libya
119. Argentina
120. Georgia
121. Kazakhstan
122. Kuwait
123. Malaysia
124. Oman
125. Thailand
126. Tonga
127. Turkey
128. Ukraine
129. Ant.& Barb.
130. Bosnia & Herz.
131. Chile
132. China
133. Lebanon
134. Maldives
135. Malta
136. North Macedonia
137. Qatar
138. Romania
139. Saudi Arabia
140. Serbia
141. Sri Lanka
142. UA Emirates
143. Uruguay
144. Bahrain
145. Bulgaria
146. Canada
147. Croatia
148. Denmark
149. France
150. Netherlands
151. New Zealand
152. Poland
153. Slovakia
154. Switzerland
155. UK
156. USA
157. Australia
158. Austria
159. Belgium
160. Cyprus
161. Czechia
162. Germany
163. Greece
164. Hungary
165. Ireland
166. Israel
167. Italy
168. Latvia
169. Lithuania
170. Luxembourg
171. Monaco
172. Portugal
173. Russia
174. South Korea
175. Spain
176. Andorra
177. Belarus
178. Estonia
179. Finland
180. Iceland
181. Japan
182. Montenegro
183. Norway
184. San Marino
185. Singapore
186. Slovenia
187. Sweden
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