Health · Southern Africa

South Africa Neonatal Mortality

12.4as of 2024Modelled+1.9% 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
202412.4
202312.2
202212
202111.7
202011.6
201911.5
201811.4
201711.5
201611.6
201511.7
201411.7
201311.9

Neonatal Mortality across Africa

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CountryNeonatal MortalityPeriod
Nigeria392024
Kenya20.72024
Egypt13.92024
Ghana18.12024
Ethiopia25.22024
Tanzania19.92024

Neonatal Mortality in every African country

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