Lower middle income
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Within the “Lower middle income” group, Nigeria leads Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in 2024 at 39.00, while Nicaragua sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 5.30. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.09.819.529.339.0NigeriaNigeria: 39.0039.0PakistanPakistan: 36.1036.1ZimbabweZimbabwe: 33.7033.7GuineaGuinea: 29.8029.8LesothoLesotho: 28.5028.5Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire: 27.4027.4BeninBenin: 27.2027.2DjiboutiDjibouti: 27.1027.1EswatiniEswatini: 25.0025.0CameroonCameroon: 24.8024.8HaitiHaiti: 22.6022.6TogoTogo: 22.6022.6

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Nigeria 39.00
2 Pakistan 36.10
3 Zimbabwe 33.70
4 Guinea 29.80
5 Lesotho 28.50
6 Cote d'Ivoire 27.40
7 Benin 27.20
8 Djibouti 27.10
9 Eswatini 25.00
10 Cameroon 24.80
11 Haiti 22.60
12 Togo 22.60
13 Comoros 22.10
14 Kiribati 21.70
15 Timor-Leste 21.60
16 Namibia 21.40
17 Zambia 21.40
18 Senegal 20.90
19 Mauritania 20.80
20 Kenya 20.70
21 Papua New Guinea 20.10
22 Tanzania 19.90
23 Myanmar 19.60
24 Angola 18.10
25 Ghana 18.10
26 Bangladesh 17.90
27 India 16.70
28 Congo, Rep. 16.50
29 Nepal 15.30
30 Venezuela, RB 15.00
31 Egypt, Arab Rep. 13.90
32 Lao PDR 13.10
33 Tajikistan 11.10
34 Kyrgyz Republic 10.80
35 Lebanon 10.50
36 Morocco 9.60
37 Cambodia 9.50
38 Vanuatu 9.00
39 West Bank and Gaza 8.90
40 Honduras 8.40
41 Solomon Islands 8.00
42 Tunisia 7.70
43 Uzbekistan 7.70
44 Bhutan 7.30
45 Bolivia 7.30
46 Sao Tome and Principe 6.40
47 Nicaragua 5.30

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Lower middle income group for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in 2024, Nigeria leads with a gap of 2.90 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 47 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Nicaragua at 5.30.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.