Countries by Number of neonatal deaths (2024)

Number of neonatal deaths in 2024: highest in India (386,212), lowest in San Marino (0), median 874.5 across the 196 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Number of neonatal deaths 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.

240 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

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

Highest Number of neonatal deaths, 2024

1.India386,212
2.Nigeria295,006
3.Pakistan248,523
4.DR Congo105,425
5.Ethiopia104,789
6.Bangladesh62,138
7.Afghanistan49,429
8.Tanzania47,450
9.Indonesia40,915
10.Sudan39,470

Lowest Number of neonatal deaths, 2024

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

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

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

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Countries by Number of neonatal deaths (2024)

Highest Number of neonatal deaths, 2024

Lowest Number of neonatal deaths, 2024

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

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