Countries by Neonatal mortality (2024)

Neonatal mortality in 2024: highest in South Sudan (39.5 per 1000), lowest in San Marino (0.5 per 1000), median 8.25 per 1000 across the 196 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Neonatal mortality (measured in per 1000) across 240 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: per 1000240 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1960–2024

Highest Neonatal mortality, 2024

1.South Sudan39.5 per 1000
2.Nigeria39 per 1000
3.Pakistan36.1 per 1000
4.Somalia34.2 per 1000
5.Zimbabwe33.7 per 1000
6.Afghanistan33.1 per 1000
7.Liberia32.9 per 1000
8.Niger32.8 per 1000
9.Guinea-Bissau32 per 1000
10.Dominica31.1 per 1000

Lowest Neonatal mortality, 2024

187.Andorra1.2 per 1000
188.South Korea1.2 per 1000
189.Latvia1.2 per 1000
190.North Macedonia1.1 per 1000
191.Singapore1.1 per 1000
192.Estonia0.9 per 1000
193.Japan0.9 per 1000
194.Montenegro0.8 per 1000
195.Belarus0.7 per 1000
196.San Marino0.5 per 1000

All 196 ranked countries, 2024— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Neonatal mortality trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

South SudanRank 1 of 196 NigeriaRank 2 of 196 PakistanRank 3 of 196 SomaliaRank 4 of 196 ZimbabweRank 5 of 196 AfghanistanRank 6 of 196 LiberiaRank 7 of 196 NigerRank 8 of 196 Guinea-BissauRank 9 of 196 DominicaRank 10 of 196 ChadRank 11 of 196 Central African RepublicRank 12 of 196 GuineaRank 13 of 196 LesothoRank 14 of 196 Sierra LeoneRank 15 of 196 MaliRank 16 of 196 Cote d'IvoireRank 17 of 196 BeninRank 18 of 196 DjiboutiRank 19 of 196 Equatorial GuineaRank 20 of 196 EthiopiaRank 21 of 196 MozambiqueRank 22 of 196 EswatiniRank 23 of 196 CameroonRank 24 of 196 Burkina FasoRank 25 of 196 SudanRank 26 of 196 DR CongoRank 27 of 196 MalawiRank 28 of 196 MadagascarRank 29 of 196 The GambiaRank 30 of 196 HaitiRank 31 of 196 TogoRank 32 of 196 TurkmenistanRank 33 of 196 ComorosRank 34 of 196 KiribatiRank 35 of 196 Timor-LesteRank 36 of 196 NamibiaRank 37 of 196 ZambiaRank 38 of 196 UgandaRank 39 of 196 Dominican RepublicRank 40 of 196 SenegalRank 41 of 196 YemenRank 42 of 196 MauritaniaRank 43 of 196 KenyaRank 44 of 196 Papua New GuineaRank 45 of 196 TanzaniaRank 46 of 196 MyanmarRank 47 of 196 BurundiRank 48 of 196 AngolaRank 49 of 196 GhanaRank 50 of 196 BangladeshRank 51 of 196 BotswanaRank 52 of 196 RwandaRank 53 of 196 IndiaRank 54 of 196 Republic of the CongoRank 55 of 196 GabonRank 56 of 196 EritreaRank 57 of 196 GuyanaRank 58 of 196 NepalRank 59 of 196 AlgeriaRank 60 of 196 FijiRank 61 of 196 VenezuelaRank 62 of 196 EgyptRank 63 of 196 JamaicaRank 64 of 196 PhilippinesRank 65 of 196 Lao PDRRank 66 of 196 Trinidad and TobagoRank 67 of 196 IraqRank 68 of 196 Marshall IslandsRank 69 of 196 AzerbaijanRank 70 of 196 South AfricaRank 71 of 196 GrenadaRank 72 of 196 MoldovaRank 73 of 196 MicronesiaRank 74 of 196 St. LuciaRank 75 of 196 PalauRank 76 of 196 TajikistanRank 77 of 196 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 78 of 196 LebanonRank 79 of 196 St. Kitts and NevisRank 80 of 196 SurinameRank 81 of 196 MoroccoRank 82 of 196 MauritiusRank 83 of 196 GuatemalaRank 84 of 196 CambodiaRank 85 of 196 Syrian Arab RepublicRank 86 of 196 BelizeRank 87 of 196 IndonesiaRank 88 of 196 The BahamasRank 89 of 196 St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 90 of 196 VanuatuRank 91 of 196 North KoreaRank 92 of 196 West Bank and GazaRank 93 of 196 VietnamRank 94 of 196 TuvaluRank 95 of 196 ParaguayRank 96 of 196 HondurasRank 97 of 196 SeychellesRank 98 of 196 MexicoRank 99 of 196 Cabo VerdeRank 100 of 196 Solomon IslandsRank 101 of 196 TunisiaRank 102 of 196 UzbekistanRank 103 of 196 JordanRank 104 of 196 BoliviaRank 105 of 196 BhutanRank 106 of 196 Costa RicaRank 107 of 196 IranRank 108 of 196 MongoliaRank 109 of 196 BrazilRank 110 of 196 EcuadorRank 111 of 196 AlbaniaRank 112 of 196 BarbadosRank 113 of 196 KosovoRank 114 of 196 PeruRank 115 of 196 Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 116 of 196 British Virgin IslandsRank 117 of 196 ColombiaRank 118 of 196 OmanRank 119 of 196 SamoaRank 120 of 196 Brunei DarussalamRank 121 of 196 NicaraguaRank 122 of 196 PanamaRank 123 of 196 Antigua and BarbudaRank 124 of 196 LibyaRank 125 of 196 ArgentinaRank 126 of 196 ArmeniaRank 127 of 196 ThailandRank 128 of 196 GeorgiaRank 129 of 196 ChileRank 130 of 196 TurkeyRank 131 of 196 NauruRank 132 of 196 UkraineRank 133 of 196 BahrainRank 134 of 196 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 135 of 196 KuwaitRank 136 of 196 CubaRank 137 of 196 MalaysiaRank 138 of 196 El SalvadorRank 139 of 196 TongaRank 140 of 196 Sri LankaRank 141 of 196 UruguayRank 142 of 196 KazakhstanRank 143 of 196 QatarRank 144 of 196 MaldivesRank 145 of 196 United StatesRank 146 of 196 MaltaRank 147 of 196 RomaniaRank 148 of 196 CanadaRank 149 of 196 SlovakiaRank 150 of 196 United KingdomRank 151 of 196 SerbiaRank 152 of 196 Saudi ArabiaRank 153 of 196 SwitzerlandRank 154 of 196 FranceRank 155 of 196 CroatiaRank 156 of 196 CyprusRank 157 of 196 DenmarkRank 158 of 196 New ZealandRank 159 of 196 BulgariaRank 160 of 196 ChinaRank 161 of 196 IrelandRank 162 of 196 NetherlandsRank 163 of 196 PolandRank 164 of 196 United Arab EmiratesRank 165 of 196 Turks and Caicos IslandsRank 166 of 196 AustraliaRank 167 of 196 GermanyRank 168 of 196 AustriaRank 169 of 196 BelgiumRank 170 of 196 GreeceRank 171 of 196 HungaryRank 172 of 196 RussiaRank 173 of 196 LithuaniaRank 174 of 196 ItalyRank 175 of 196 SpainRank 176 of 196 IsraelRank 177 of 196 PortugalRank 178 of 196 LuxembourgRank 179 of 196 Czech RepublicRank 180 of 196 FinlandRank 181 of 196 IcelandRank 182 of 196 MonacoRank 183 of 196 NorwayRank 184 of 196 SwedenRank 185 of 196 SloveniaRank 186 of 196 AndorraRank 187 of 196 South KoreaRank 188 of 196 LatviaRank 189 of 196 North MacedoniaRank 190 of 196 SingaporeRank 191 of 196 EstoniaRank 192 of 196 JapanRank 193 of 196 MontenegroRank 194 of 196 BelarusRank 195 of 196 San MarinoRank 196 of 196

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Countries by Neonatal mortality (2024)

Highest Neonatal mortality, 2024

Lowest Neonatal mortality, 2024

All 196 ranked countries, 2024— select a country to view interactive chart

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