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Neonatal Mortality by African country

2024

Deaths in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births.

Africa, 202454 of 54 countries
24.2population-weighted average
Highest in 2024South Sudan · 39.5Lowest in 2024Libya · 5.2Reported in 20240 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 19.9Democratic Republic of the Congo — 23.6Somalia — 34.2Kenya — 20.7Sudan — 23.7Chad — 30.4South Africa — 12.4Lesotho — 28.5Zimbabwe — 33.7Botswana — 17.6Namibia — 21.4Senegal — 20.9Mali — 28.0Mauritania — 20.8Benin — 27.2Niger — 32.8Nigeria — 39.0Cameroon — 24.8Togo — 22.6Ghana — 18.1Cote d'Ivoire — 27.4Guinea — 29.8Guinea-Bissau — 32.0Liberia — 32.9Sierra Leone — 28.3Burkina Faso — 23.8Central African Republic — 29.9Republic of the Congo — 16.5Gabon — 16.3Equatorial Guinea — 26.3Zambia — 21.4Malawi — 23.6Mozambique — 25.1Eswatini — 25.0Angola — 18.1Burundi — 19.1Madagascar — 23.1Gambia — 23.0Tunisia — 7.7Algeria — 15.0Eritrea — 15.6Morocco — 9.6Egypt — 13.9Libya — 5.2Ethiopia — 25.2Djibouti — 27.1Uganda — 21.3Rwanda — 17.4South Sudan — 39.5Nigeria 39.0Nigeria 39.0Ethiopia 25.2Ethiopia 25.2Kenya 20.7Kenya 20.7South Africa 12.4South Africa 12.42024HIGHEST IN 2024South Sudan39.5Nigeria39.0Somalia34.2Zimbabwe33.7Liberia32.9LOWEST IN 2024Libya5.2Sao Tome and Principenot drawn6.4Tunisia7.7Cabo Verdenot drawn8.0Seychellesnot drawn8.3PINNEDEthiopia25.218 of 54Kenya20.735 of 54South Africa12.447 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn22.1Mauritiusnot drawn9.6per 1,000 · quintiles of the observed range5.215.620.923.728.339.5no record
20142024
WHO · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Western Africa16 of 16 countries32.5
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries23.7
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries23.3
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries14.8
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries13.7
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2024 figure24.2

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
54 countries have a modelled 2024 figureThe provider estimated or projected it rather than measuring it that year. Those points are tagged Modelled in the table and drawn like any other on the map — read the tag before you quote the number.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Neonatal MortalityDeaths in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births.
SourceWHO, with processing by Africa API
Unitper 1,000
Last updated8 Aug 2026
Next expected updateAug 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 0 reported, 54 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 0 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Neonatal Mortality". Data adapted from WHO. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/neonatal-mortality
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=neonatal_mortality_rate&year=2024&limit=100

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Neonatal Mortality: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryNeonatal MortalityPeriod
1South Sudan39.52024
2Nigeria392024
3Somalia34.22024
4Zimbabwe33.72024
5Liberia32.92024
6Niger32.82024
7Guinea-Bissau322024
8Chad30.42024
9Central African Republic29.92024
10Guinea29.82024
11Lesotho28.52024
12Sierra Leone28.32024
13Mali282024
14Cote d'Ivoire27.42024
15Benin27.22024
16Djibouti27.12024
17Equatorial Guinea26.32024
18Ethiopia25.22024
19Mozambique25.12024
20Eswatini252024
21Cameroon24.82024
22Burkina Faso23.82024
23Sudan23.72024
24Democratic Republic of the Congo23.62024
25Malawi23.62024
26Madagascar23.12024
27Gambia232024
28Togo22.62024
29Comoros22.12024
30Zambia21.42024
31Namibia21.42024
32Uganda21.32024
33Senegal20.92024
34Mauritania20.82024
35Kenya20.72024
36Tanzania19.92024
37Burundi19.12024
38Angola18.12024
39Ghana18.12024
40Botswana17.62024
41Rwanda17.42024
42Republic of the Congo16.52024
43Gabon16.32024
44Eritrea15.62024
45Algeria152024
46Egypt13.92024
47South Africa12.42024
48Morocco9.642024
49Mauritius9.592024
50Seychelles8.342024
51Cabo Verde8.042024
52Tunisia7.752024
53Sao Tome and Principe6.42024
54Libya5.22024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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