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Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

For 2024, Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) is led by South Sudan at 39.50. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Countries ranked 196
Snapshot year 2024
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0.09.919.829.639.5South SudanSouth Sudan: 39.5039.5NigeriaNigeria: 39.0039.0PakistanPakistan: 36.1036.1Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 34.2034.2ZimbabweZimbabwe: 33.7033.7AfghanistanAfghanistan: 33.1033.1LiberiaLiberia: 32.9032.9NigerNiger: 32.8032.8Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 32.0032.0DominicaDominica: 31.1031.1ChadChad: 30.4030.4Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 29.9029.9
Rank Country Value
51 Bangladesh 17.90
52 Botswana 17.60
53 Rwanda 17.40
54 India 16.70
55 Congo, Rep. 16.50
56 Gabon 16.30
57 Eritrea 15.60
58 Guyana 15.30
59 Nepal 15.30
60 Algeria 15.00
61 Fiji 15.00
62 Venezuela, RB 15.00
63 Egypt, Arab Rep. 13.90
64 Jamaica 13.70
65 Philippines 13.60
66 Lao PDR 13.10
67 Trinidad and Tobago 12.60
68 Iraq 12.50
69 Marshall Islands 12.50
70 Azerbaijan 12.40
71 South Africa 12.40
72 Grenada 12.30
73 Moldova 12.30
74 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 11.60
75 St. Lucia 11.30
76 Palau 11.20
77 Tajikistan 11.10
78 Kyrgyz Republic 10.80
79 Lebanon 10.50
80 St. Kitts and Nevis 10.00
81 Suriname 9.70
82 Mauritius 9.60
83 Morocco 9.60
84 Cambodia 9.50
85 Guatemala 9.50
86 Syrian Arab Republic 9.50
87 Belize 9.20
88 Indonesia 9.20
89 Bahamas, The 9.00
90 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 9.00
91 Vanuatu 9.00
92 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 8.90
93 West Bank and Gaza 8.90
94 Viet Nam 8.80
95 Tuvalu 8.70
96 Paraguay 8.60
97 Honduras 8.40
98 Seychelles 8.30
99 Mexico 8.20
100 Cabo Verde 8.00
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • South Sudan sits at the top of the Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) distribution in 2024 at 39.50, with a lead of 0.50 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Seychelles at 8.30, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits San Marino (0.50), and the page currently covers 196 countries.