Neonatal deaths (number) by country
Countries reporting
212
Highest
386,212
India
Lowest
0
Niue
Median
829.5
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,850
What the numbers show
Neonatal deaths (number) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 386,212 in India; the lowest is 0 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 829.5, and the mean is 10,991.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 172 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 105.3%), and the largest decrease in Anguilla (down 100.0%).
Neonatal deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 386,212 | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 295,006 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 248,523 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 105,425 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 104,789 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 62,138 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 49,429 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 47,450 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 40,915 | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 10 | Sudan | 39,470 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Uganda | 36,739 | 2024 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 12 | Niger | 36,634 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 33,761 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 32,136 | 2024 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 15 | Kenya | 31,481 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 16 | Yemen | 29,116 | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27,601 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27,601 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 19 | Somalia | 27,537 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 20 | Mali | 27,067 | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 21 | Chad | 26,626 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 22 | Angola | 25,491 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 23 | Philippines | 25,061 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 24 | Cameroon | 24,029 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 25 | Madagascar | 23,361 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 26 | China | 22,892 | 2024 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 18,331 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 28 | Myanmar | 17,588 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 17,516 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 16,739 | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 16,661 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 32 | Ghana | 16,118 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 33 | Malawi | 15,906 | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 34 | Zambia | 14,944 | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 35 | South Africa | 14,715 | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 36 | Iraq | 14,670 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 37 | Guinea | 14,644 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 38 | South Sudan | 13,744 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 39 | United States | 13,347 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 40 | Algeria | 13,203 | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 41 | Benin | 13,130 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 42 | Vietnam | 11,993 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 11,993 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 44 | Senegal | 11,300 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 45 | Burundi | 8,890 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 46 | Nepal | 8,589 | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 47 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 8,293 | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 7,362 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 7,350 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 7,112 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 51 | Rwanda | 6,938 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 52 | Togo | 6,606 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 53 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6,495 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 54 | Morocco | 6,024 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 55 | Haiti | 5,845 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 56 | Liberia | 5,649 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 57 | Syria | 5,419 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 57 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,419 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 5,153 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 60 | Turkey | 4,912 | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 60 | Türkiye | 4,912 | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 62 | Colombia | 4,390 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 4,277 | 2024 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 64 | Mauritania | 3,660 | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 65 | Guatemala | 3,587 | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 66 | Peru | 3,512 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 3,501 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 68 | Cambodia | 3,413 | 2024 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 69 | Congo | 3,182 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 70 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3,048 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 2,979 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 72 | Thailand | 2,974 | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 73 | Argentina | 2,569 | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 74 | Russia | 2,541 | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 74 | Russian Federation | 2,541 | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 76 | Laos | 2,134 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 76 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,134 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 2,081 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,081 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,080 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 81 | Honduras | 1,968 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 82 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,916 | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 83 | Gambia | 1,891 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 84 | Ecuador | 1,880 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 85 | Malaysia | 1,877 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 86 | France | 1,805 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 87 | Jordan | 1,751 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 88 | Namibia | 1,676 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 89 | Germany | 1,647 | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,623 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 1,603 | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 1,586 | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 93 | Eritrea | 1,584 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 94 | Lesotho | 1,582 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 1,509 | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 96 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,490 | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 97 | State of Palestine | 1,294 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 98 | Tunisia | 1,272 | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 1,269 | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 100 | Canada | 1,223 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 101 | Paraguay | 1,174 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 102 | Gabon | 1,125 | 2024 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 103 | Botswana | 1,083 | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 104 | Lebanon | 969 | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 105 | Ukraine | 942 | 2024 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 106 | Australia and New Zealand | 852 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 107 | Chile | 807 | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 108 | Poland | 765 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 109 | Eswatini | 735 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 703 | 2024 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 111 | Australia | 694 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 111 | Italy | 694 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 113 | Djibouti | 662 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 114 | East Timor | 659 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 114 | Timor-Leste | 659 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 116 | Romania | 656 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 117 | Japan | 651 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 118 | Libya | 634 | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 119 | Spain | 575 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 120 | Comoros | 542 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 121 | Oman | 512 | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 122 | Mongolia | 452 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 123 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 450 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 124 | Jamaica | 444 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 125 | El Salvador | 429 | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Cuba | 403 | 2024 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 127 | Moldova | 396 | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 396 | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 129 | Panama | 379 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 374 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 131 | Israel | 294 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 132 | South Korea | 281 | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Republic of Korea | 281 | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 134 | United Arab Emirates | 255 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 135 | Guyana | 253 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 136 | Fiji | 249 | 2024 | up 55.6% | flat |
| 137 | Switzerland | 230 | 2024 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 138 | Belgium | 225 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 139 | Georgia | 213 | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Kuwait | 213 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 201 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 142 | Albania | 191 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 143 | Armenia | 183 | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 144 | Hungary | 175 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | 175 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 144 | Serbia | 175 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 147 | Slovakia | 167 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 148 | Austria | 166 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 159 | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 150 | Denmark | 158 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 150 | New Zealand | 158 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 152 | Greece | 155 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 153 | Portugal | 146 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 154 | Sweden | 138 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 155 | Ireland | 136 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 156 | Uruguay | 134 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 157 | Kosovo | 131 | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Czechia | 127 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 159 | Mauritius | 111 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 159 | Qatar | 111 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 161 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 108 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 162 | Suriname | 105 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 163 | Bahrain | 86 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 163 | Croatia | 86 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 81 | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 166 | Norway | 75 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 167 | Kiribati | 74 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 168 | Bhutan | 72 | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Belize | 69 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 170 | Finland | 60 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Singapore | 53 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 172 | Cabo Verde | 52 | 2024 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 173 | Belarus | 47 | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 175 | Lithuania | 41 | 2024 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 176 | Bahamas | 39 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 176 | Cyprus | 39 | 2024 | up 105.3% | falling |
| 178 | Brunei | 35 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 178 | Brunei Darussalam | 35 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 180 | Samoa | 32 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 181 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 29 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 182 | Dominica | 23 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 23 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 182 | Slovenia | 23 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 185 | Barbados | 21 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 185 | Maldives | 21 | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 187 | North Macedonia | 18 | 2024 | down 90.8% | falling |
| 188 | Grenada | 17 | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 188 | Latvia | 17 | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Malta | 15 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 190 | Seychelles | 15 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 193 | Estonia | 10 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Luxembourg | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 193 | Tonga | 10 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 196 | Marshall Islands | 9 | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 197 | Iceland | 6 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 197 | Montenegro | 6 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 201 | Palau | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 201 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 201 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 204 | Andorra | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 204 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 204 | Nauru | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 204 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 204 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 204 | Naoero | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 210 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 210 | Anguilla | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 210 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.27 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.08 million
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 867,867
- Central and Southern Asia 781,347
- Southern Asia 764,546
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 419,967
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 157,513
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 134,026
- South-Eastern Asia 106,702
- Northern Africa 94,364
- Latin America and the Caribbean 77,054
- Western Asia 63,149
- Europe and Northern America 30,125
- Eastern Asia 27,324
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 21,137
- Central Asia 16,801
- Europe 15,555
- Northern America 14,570
- United States of America 13,347
- Oceania 6,670
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 5,818