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Neonatal Mortality by African country

39.5South Sudan · highest shown · 2024

South Sudan has the highest reported neonatal mortality rate among the 54 countries shown, at 39.5 (2024).

Deaths in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births. 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

1South Sudan39.52Nigeria393Somalia34.2
#1 vs #547.6×South Sudan vs Libya
Median22.6Togo
Lowest5.2Libya

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown
West Africa25.9
16 countries shown · highest value: Nigeria
Southern Africa22.9
7 countries shown · highest value: Zimbabwe
East Africa22
16 countries shown · highest value: South Sudan
Central Africa21.4
9 countries shown · highest value: Chad
North Africa12.5
6 countries shown · highest value: Sudan

Full ranking

54 of 54 countries
#CountryNeonatal MortalityPeriod
1South Sudan
39.52024
2Nigeria
392024
3Somalia
34.22024
4Zimbabwe
33.72024
5Liberia
32.92024
6Niger
32.82024
7Guinea-Bissau
322024
8Chad
30.42024
9Central African Republic
29.92024
10Guinea
29.82024
11Lesotho
28.52024
12Sierra Leone
28.32024
13Mali
282024
14Cote d'Ivoire
27.42024
15Benin
27.22024
16Djibouti
27.12024
17Equatorial Guinea
26.32024
18Ethiopia
25.22024
19Mozambique
25.12024
20Eswatini
252024
21Cameroon
24.82024
22Burkina Faso
23.82024
23Sudan
23.72024
24Democratic Republic of the Congo
23.62024
25Malawi
23.62024
26Madagascar
23.12024
27Gambia
232024
28Togo
22.62024
29Comoros
22.12024
30Zambia
21.42024
31Namibia
21.42024
32Uganda
21.32024
33Senegal
20.92024
34Mauritania
20.82024
35Kenya
20.72024
36Tanzania
19.92024
37Burundi
19.12024
38Angola
18.12024
39Ghana
18.12024
40Botswana
17.62024
41Rwanda
17.42024
42Republic of the Congo
16.52024
43Gabon
16.32024
44Eritrea
15.62024
45Algeria
152024
46Egypt
13.92024
47South Africa
12.42024
48Morocco
9.642024
49Mauritius
9.592024
50Seychelles
8.342024
51Cabo Verde
8.042024
52Tunisia
7.752024
53Sao Tome and Principe
6.42024
54Libya
5.22024

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Which observations are included?

The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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