Health · Western Africa

Nigeria Neonatal Mortality

39as of 2024Modelled-0.5% vs 2023

Deaths in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births. Source: WHO Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 8 Aug 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · WHO

History

most recent 12 periods · WHO
PeriodNeonatal Mortality
202439
202339.2
202239.3
202139.3
202039.2
201939
201838.7
201738.5
201638.2
201538
201437.8
201337.7

Neonatal Mortality across Africa

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CountryNeonatal MortalityPeriod
Kenya20.72024
South Africa12.42024
Egypt13.92024
Ghana18.12024
Ethiopia25.22024
Tanzania19.92024

Neonatal Mortality in every African country

54 countries carry a recent neonatal mortality rate figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.

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