Regional grouping :
Africa
AMU
B5
CEN-SAD
Central Africa
COMESA
EAC
Eastern Africa
ECA countries of focus
ECCAS
ECOWAS
IGAD
Island economies
Land-locked countries
Land-locked LDCs
Least developed countries
Mineral-rich countries
Non-Oil LDCs
Non-Oil Producing
North Africa
Oil LDCs
Oil producing economies
SADC
Sahel
Small Island states
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa
Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Target Target 3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate
Series:
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)//under 1 month old//Both sexes (Per 1,000 live births)
Neonatal deaths //under 1 month old//Both sexes (number)
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Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)//under 1 month old//Both sexes (Per 1,000 live births)
Country/Area grouping
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Algeria
21.1
20.5
19.9
19.3
18.8
18.4
18.0
17.8
17.5
17.0
16.5
15.9
15.4
15.2
15.5
15.9
16.1
16.0
15.6
...
...
Angola
46.7
45.2
43.7
42.2
40.6
39.1
37.8
36.6
35.3
34.0
32.8
31.7
30.7
30.0
29.2
28.5
27.9
27.3
26.6
...
...
Botswana
13.8
17.0
20.2
22.4
24.2
25.2
25.7
25.7
25.1
24.4
23.3
22.4
21.6
21.0
20.4
19.9
19.2
18.5
18.0
...
...
Burundi
34.7
34.0
33.2
32.2
31.2
30.1
29.1
28.2
27.2
26.2
25.2
24.4
23.6
23.0
22.4
21.9
21.3
20.9
20.4
...
...
Cameroon
33.6
33.4
33.1
32.9
32.7
32.3
31.9
31.5
31.2
30.7
30.3
29.8
29.2
28.7
28.0
27.4
26.8
26.2
25.6
...
...
Cabo Verde
16.5
16.3
16.4
16.5
16.6
16.6
16.4
16.0
15.4
14.8
13.9
13.1
12.2
11.3
10.5
9.8
9.3
8.8
8.4
...
...
Central African Republic
41.0
40.4
39.7
39.0
38.2
37.5
36.8
36.2
35.7
35.3
34.9
34.6
34.3
33.9
33.6
33.2
32.8
32.4
31.9
...
...
Chad
41.4
40.7
40.0
39.5
39.0
38.6
38.3
38.0
37.6
37.2
36.7
36.2
35.6
35.1
34.5
34.0
33.4
32.9
32.3
...
...
Comoros
38.0
37.5
36.9
36.2
35.6
34.8
34.1
33.4
32.8
32.0
31.2
30.5
29.8
29.1
28.4
27.7
27.1
26.5
25.8
...
...
Congo
28.4
27.4
26.4
25.4
24.6
23.7
23.2
22.7
22.3
22.0
21.6
21.3
20.9
20.4
20.0
19.6
19.2
18.7
18.4
...
...
Democratic Republic of the Congo
37.4
36.9
36.3
35.5
34.7
34.0
33.2
32.5
31.9
31.3
30.7
30.1
29.6
29.1
28.5
28.0
27.5
27.0
26.5
...
...
Benin
36.9
36.3
35.8
35.4
35.0
34.7
34.4
34.0
33.7
33.3
32.8
32.3
31.9
31.5
31.1
30.7
30.2
29.7
29.2
...
...
Equatorial Guinea
44.4
43.3
42.1
40.7
39.3
37.8
36.6
35.7
34.9
34.2
33.5
32.9
32.1
31.5
30.9
30.2
29.7
29.1
28.5
...
...
Ethiopia
45.6
44.6
43.6
42.6
41.5
40.4
39.2
38.0
36.8
35.6
34.4
33.1
32.0
30.8
29.7
28.7
27.8
27.0
26.2
...
...
Eritrea
25.7
25.2
24.7
24.3
23.7
23.2
22.6
22.0
21.5
21.0
20.6
20.2
19.7
19.3
18.9
18.5
18.1
17.7
17.3
...
...
Djibouti
41.8
41.2
40.7
40.1
39.5
38.9
38.2
37.5
36.7
35.9
35.2
34.5
33.9
33.2
32.4
31.7
31.0
30.4
29.6
...
...
Gabon
26.8
26.5
26.1
25.8
25.4
25.0
24.6
24.2
23.7
23.2
22.7
22.3
21.9
21.4
20.9
20.4
19.9
19.5
18.9
...
...
Gambia, the
38.2
37.6
37.0
36.3
35.6
34.8
34.1
33.3
32.6
31.8
31.0
30.2
29.5
28.7
27.9
27.2
26.5
25.9
25.3
...
...
Ghana
33.7
33.2
32.8
32.4
32.0
31.5
30.8
30.1
29.4
28.6
27.9
27.2
26.5
25.8
25.2
24.6
24.0
23.4
22.8
...
...
Guinea
41.3
40.3
39.2
38.3
37.5
36.9
36.4
35.9
35.4
34.9
34.3
33.8
33.4
32.9
32.6
32.3
31.9
31.5
31.1
...
...
Cote d'Ivoire
44.4
43.8
43.1
42.4
41.7
40.9
40.2
39.5
38.8
38.1
37.5
36.8
36.2
35.6
34.9
34.2
33.6
32.9
32.3
...
...
Kenya
26.5
26.1
25.7
25.3
24.7
24.2
23.7
23.2
22.7
22.3
21.9
21.5
21.1
20.6
20.2
19.8
19.4
19.0
18.4
...
...
Lesotho
35.7
35.9
36.2
36.7
37.1
37.5
37.7
37.9
38.1
38.1
38.1
38.0
37.9
37.7
37.4
37.0
36.5
35.9
35.3
...
...
Liberia
41.9
40.1
38.3
36.9
35.6
34.5
33.6
32.9
32.5
32.3
32.3
32.3
32.2
32.1
31.8
31.4
31.0
30.5
29.9
...
...
Libya
13.7
13.2
12.5
11.7
10.9
10.1
9.5
8.9
8.5
8.1
7.7
7.4
7.1
6.9
6.6
6.4
6.2
6.0
5.8
...
...
Madagascar
29.0
28.3
27.7
27.1
26.5
26.0
25.5
25.1
24.8
24.6
24.3
24.2
24.1
24.1
24.0
24.0
24.1
24.1
24.1
...
...
Malawi
32.4
30.7
29.4
28.6
28.1
27.6
27.1
26.5
25.6
24.8
23.9
23.1
22.4
21.8
21.2
20.7
20.2
19.8
19.3
...
...
Mali
46.2
44.9
43.9
43.0
42.2
41.4
40.7
39.9
39.1
38.5
37.9
37.4
36.9
36.3
35.8
35.2
34.7
34.1
33.4
...
...
Mauritania
34.8
33.5
32.4
31.3
30.3
29.5
28.9
28.3
27.8
27.3
26.9
26.4
25.9
25.3
24.8
24.2
23.7
23.1
22.6
...
...
Mauritius
10.2
10.1
10.2
10.2
10.0
9.7
9.4
9.4
9.4
9.4
9.4
9.3
9.1
9.1
9.3
9.7
10.1
10.4
10.6
...
...
Morocco
26.2
25.4
24.6
23.7
22.8
21.6
20.5
19.4
18.3
17.3
16.3
15.4
14.6
13.8
13.2
12.6
12.1
11.5
11.1
...
...
Mozambique
41.9
40.4
39.0
37.7
36.6
35.6
34.8
34.2
33.5
32.9
32.4
31.8
31.2
30.5
29.9
29.4
28.7
28.1
27.5
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...
Namibia
21.8
21.4
21.0
20.8
20.8
20.9
21.1
21.3
21.5
21.6
21.7
21.7
21.5
21.3
21.0
20.6
20.3
19.9
19.5
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...
Niger
40.0
38.8
37.7
36.8
36.0
35.2
34.6
34.2
33.9
33.7
33.7
33.7
33.8
33.8
33.9
33.9
33.9
33.9
33.7
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...
Nigeria
43.0
41.9
40.9
40.1
39.4
38.9
38.5
38.1
37.8
37.6
37.4
37.4
37.2
37.0
36.7
36.4
35.9
35.5
34.9
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...
Guinea-Bissau
52.4
51.7
50.9
50.0
49.0
47.8
46.5
45.1
43.8
42.5
41.4
40.2
39.2
38.4
37.5
36.7
35.9
35.0
34.3
...
...
Rwanda
34.9
32.4
30.2
28.3
26.7
25.4
24.2
23.2
22.3
21.5
20.8
20.3
19.8
19.4
19.0
18.6
18.3
17.9
17.5
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...
Sao Tome and Principe
20.6
19.9
19.2
18.5
18.0
17.4
16.9
16.3
15.3
14.3
13.3
12.3
11.3
10.4
9.6
9.0
8.4
8.0
7.6
...
...
Senegal
34.7
33.4
32.1
30.8
29.7
28.6
27.7
27.0
26.3
25.8
25.3
24.9
24.5
24.1
23.5
23.0
22.3
21.7
21.1
...
...
Seychelles
8.8
8.8
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.9
8.9
8.9
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
8.8
8.6
...
...
Sierra Leone
46.6
46.0
45.2
44.2
43.2
42.0
40.8
39.6
38.5
37.5
36.6
35.8
35.1
34.2
33.5
32.9
32.2
31.6
30.9
...
...
Somalia
45.8
45.9
45.9
45.8
45.5
45.0
44.4
43.7
42.8
42.1
41.3
40.7
40.0
39.3
38.5
37.8
37.2
36.6
36.0
...
...
South Africa
15.8
15.2
14.7
14.2
13.7
13.2
12.7
12.2
11.7
11.3
11.1
11.0
11.0
11.1
11.1
11.2
11.1
11.1
11.0
...
...
Zimbabwe
31.1
32.0
32.6
33.0
33.3
33.4
32.9
32.1
31.1
30.1
29.2
28.5
27.9
27.5
27.1
26.6
26.1
25.5
25.0
...
...
Sudan
35.2
34.7
34.2
33.7
33.3
32.9
32.6
32.3
31.9
31.5
31.0
30.6
30.0
29.4
28.9
28.3
27.8
27.3
26.7
...
...
Eswatini
28.2
27.6
26.9
26.3
25.9
25.7
25.8
25.9
26.1
26.2
26.2
26.0
25.7
25.3
25.0
24.6
24.2
23.7
23.2
...
...
Togo
34.4
33.7
32.9
32.2
31.6
30.9
30.2
29.6
29.0
28.5
28.0
27.5
27.0
26.5
26.0
25.5
25.0
24.5
24.0
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...
Tunisia
15.5
14.8
14.1
13.6
13.2
12.8
12.5
12.3
12.2
12.1
12.1
12.0
12.0
12.1
12.1
12.1
12.0
11.8
11.5
...
...
Uganda
30.0
29.1
28.4
27.8
27.2
26.5
26.0
25.4
24.9
24.3
23.7
23.0
22.3
21.6
21.0
20.5
20.0
19.5
19.0
...
...
Egypt
20.4
19.8
19.1
18.3
17.5
16.7
16.0
15.3
14.6
14.0
13.4
12.9
12.4
12.0
11.5
11.1
10.7
10.4
10.0
...
...
United Republic of Tanzania
30.4
29.3
28.4
27.6
26.9
26.3
25.7
25.2
24.6
24.1
23.6
23.1
22.6
22.1
21.7
21.3
20.8
20.4
20.0
...
...
Burkina Faso
38.1
37.1
35.9
34.7
33.6
32.6
31.8
31.1
30.5
29.9
29.3
28.8
28.3
27.8
27.2
26.8
26.3
25.7
25.3
...
...
Zambia
31.5
30.1
28.9
28.1
27.6
27.3
27.1
26.9
26.7
26.6
26.4
26.3
26.2
26.1
25.9
25.7
25.4
25.0
24.6
...
...
South Sudan
52.2
50.9
49.7
48.4
47.1
45.7
44.3
43.0
41.8
40.9
40.5
40.3
40.1
40.0
39.9
39.8
39.8
39.8
39.6
...
...
Africa
36.0
35.1
34.3
33.5
32.7
32.0
31.4
30.8
30.2
29.6
29.0
28.5
28.1
27.7
27.3
26.8
26.4
26.0
25.6
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