Neonatal mortality - Country rankings
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Neonates dying before 28 days of age, per 1,000 births, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 187 countries was 12 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in Pakistan: 40 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in Andorra: 1 deaths per 1000 births. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. 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, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 40 | 1 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Afghanistan | 36 | 2 | 1987 - 2022 |
| Lesotho | 36 | 3 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Somalia | 36 | 4 | 1983 - 2022 |
| Niger | 35 | 5 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 6 | 1967 - 2022 |
| G.-Bissau | 34 | 7 | 1987 - 2022 |
| Mali | 33 | 8 | 1964 - 2022 |
| C.A. Republic | 32 | 9 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Chad | 32 | 10 | 1973 - 2022 |
| Guinea | 32 | 11 | 1976 - 2022 |
| Liberia | 31 | 12 | 1963 - 2022 |
| Sierra Leone | 31 | 13 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Benin | 29 | 14 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Djibouti | 29 | 15 | 1979 - 2022 |
| Eq. Guinea | 29 | 16 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 17 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ethiopia | 28 | 18 | 1977 - 2022 |
| Angola | 27 | 19 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 20 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Comoros | 26 | 21 | 1973 - 2022 |
| DR Congo | 26 | 22 | 1984 - 2022 |
| Mozambique | 26 | 23 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Sudan | 26 | 24 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Burkina Faso | 25 | 25 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Dominica | 25 | 26 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Gambia | 25 | 27 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Haiti | 25 | 28 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Zambia | 25 | 29 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 30 | 1965 - 2022 |
| Madagascar | 24 | 31 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Togo | 24 | 32 | 1965 - 2022 |
| Domin. Rep. | 23 | 33 | 1963 - 2022 |
| Kiribati | 23 | 34 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Mauritania | 23 | 35 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Swaziland | 23 | 36 | 1983 - 2022 |
| Turkmenistan | 23 | 37 | 1988 - 2022 |
| Burma | 22 | 38 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Ghana | 22 | 39 | 1965 - 2022 |
| Yemen | 22 | 40 | 1961 - 2022 |
| Kenya | 21 | 41 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Laos | 21 | 42 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Papua N.G. | 21 | 43 | 1974 - 2022 |
| Senegal | 21 | 44 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Botswana | 20 | 45 | 1965 - 2022 |
| Burundi | 20 | 46 | 1964 - 2022 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 47 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Gabon | 19 | 48 | 1977 - 2022 |
| India | 19 | 49 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Malawi | 19 | 50 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Namibia | 19 | 51 | 1969 - 2022 |
| R. of Congo | 19 | 52 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Uganda | 19 | 53 | 1965 - 2022 |
| Bangladesh | 18 | 54 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Nepal | 18 | 55 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Eritrea | 17 | 56 | 1977 - 2022 |
| Guyana | 17 | 57 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Rwanda | 17 | 58 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Algeria | 16 | 59 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 60 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Fiji | 14 | 61 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Iraq | 14 | 62 | 1983 - 2022 |
| Jamaica | 14 | 63 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Philippines | 14 | 64 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Tajikistan | 14 | 65 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Bhutan | 13 | 66 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Bolivia | 13 | 67 | 1966 - 2022 |
| Cambodia | 13 | 68 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Micronesia | 13 | 69 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 70 | 1979 - 2022 |
| Palau | 12 | 71 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Guatemala | 11 | 72 | 1964 - 2022 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 73 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Moldova | 11 | 74 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Morocco | 11 | 75 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Saint Lucia | 11 | 76 | 1972 - 2022 |
| South Africa | 11 | 77 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Suriname | 11 | 78 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Syria | 11 | 79 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Vietnam | 11 | 80 | 1974 - 2022 |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 81 | 1983 - 2022 |
| Egypt | 10 | 82 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Grenada | 10 | 83 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 84 | 1973 - 2022 |
| Mauritius | 10 | 85 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Nicaragua | 10 | 86 | 1974 - 2022 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 87 | 1967 - 2022 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 10 | 88 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Belize | 9 | 89 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Brazil | 9 | 90 | 1963 - 2022 |
| Cape Verde | 9 | 91 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Honduras | 9 | 92 | 1972 - 2022 |
| Jordan | 9 | 93 | 1960 - 2022 |
| North Korea | 9 | 94 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Palestine | 9 | 95 | 1988 - 2022 |
| Seychelles | 9 | 96 | 1986 - 2022 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 97 | 1965 - 2022 |
| Tuvalu | 9 | 98 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Bahamas | 8 | 99 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Iran | 8 | 100 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Mexico | 8 | 101 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Mongolia | 8 | 102 | 1986 - 2022 |
| Panama | 8 | 103 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Peru | 8 | 104 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Solomon Isl. | 8 | 105 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 106 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Vanuatu | 8 | 107 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Albania | 7 | 108 | 1979 - 2022 |
| Barbados | 7 | 109 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Colombia | 7 | 110 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 111 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 112 | 1960 - 2022 |
| S.T.&Principe | 7 | 113 | 1985 - 2022 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 6 | 114 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Argentina | 6 | 115 | 1970 - 2022 |
| Armenia | 6 | 116 | 1977 - 2022 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 117 | 1985 - 2022 |
| Libya | 6 | 118 | 1972 - 2022 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 6 | 119 | 1970 - 2022 |
| Samoa | 6 | 120 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Brunei | 5 | 121 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Georgia | 5 | 122 | 1977 - 2022 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 123 | 1972 - 2022 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 124 | 1985 - 2022 |
| Oman | 5 | 125 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Thailand | 5 | 126 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Tonga | 5 | 127 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Turkey | 5 | 128 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 129 | 1984 - 2022 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 130 | 1970 - 2022 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 4 | 131 | 1985 - 2022 |
| Chile | 4 | 132 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 133 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Maldives | 4 | 134 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Malta | 4 | 135 | 1970 - 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 136 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 137 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 138 | 1964 - 2022 |
| Canada | 3 | 139 | 1969 - 2022 |
| China | 3 | 140 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Croatia | 3 | 141 | 1982 - 2022 |
| France | 3 | 142 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 143 | 1960 - 2022 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 144 | 1968 - 2022 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 145 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Poland | 3 | 146 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Qatar | 3 | 147 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Romania | 3 | 148 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 149 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Serbia | 3 | 150 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 151 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 152 | 1960 - 2022 |
| UA Emirates | 3 | 153 | 1978 - 2022 |
| UK | 3 | 154 | 1960 - 2022 |
| USA | 3 | 155 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Australia | 2 | 156 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Austria | 2 | 157 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Belgium | 2 | 158 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 159 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Denmark | 2 | 160 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Germany | 2 | 161 | 1969 - 2022 |
| Greece | 2 | 162 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Hungary | 2 | 163 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ireland | 2 | 164 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Israel | 2 | 165 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Italy | 2 | 166 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Latvia | 2 | 167 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 168 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 169 | 1965 - 2022 |
| Monaco | 2 | 170 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Portugal | 2 | 171 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Russia | 2 | 172 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Spain | 2 | 173 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Andorra | 1 | 174 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Belarus | 1 | 175 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Czechia | 1 | 176 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Estonia | 1 | 177 | 1988 - 2022 |
| Finland | 1 | 178 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Iceland | 1 | 179 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Japan | 1 | 180 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 181 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Norway | 1 | 182 | 1960 - 2022 |
| San Marino | 1 | 183 | 1989 - 2022 |
| Singapore | 1 | 184 | 1968 - 2022 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 185 | 1982 - 2022 |
| South Korea | 1 | 186 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Sweden | 1 | 187 | 1960 - 2022 |
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.
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