Neonatal Mortality Rate - Source World Bank
This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Neonatal Mortality Rate in South Sudan was up 0.3% compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Lesotho Neonatal Mortality Rate fell by 0.1% year on year attaining 42.8 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births.
- In 2019 South Sudan was number 4 in Neonatal Mortality Rate.
Top Countries in Neonatal Mortality Rate - Source World Bank
Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births - 1960 to 2019
| # | 193 Countries | Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Lesotho
| 43 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Pakistan
| 41 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Central African Republic
| 40 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
South Sudan
| 39 | 2019 | +0.3 % | -0.2 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Somalia
| 37 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -1.7 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Afghanistan
| 36 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.9 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Nigeria
| 36 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -0.8 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Guinea-Bissau
| 35 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Chad
| 33 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Ivory Coast
| 33 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -1.8 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Liberia
| 32 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Mali
| 32 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Mauritania
| 32 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Sierra Leone
| 31 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Benin
| 31 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Djibouti
| 31 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Guinea
| 30 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Comoros
| 30 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Equatorial Guinea
| 29 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Mozambique
| 29 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.9 % | View data |
Source: World Bank