Global Number of Neonatal Deaths
This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.
- Nigeria was up 0.1% of Number of Neonatal Deaths in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Nigeria Number of Neonatal Deaths was up 0.6% year on year to 269,897 Thousand Deaths.
- In 2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo was number 5 in Number of Neonatal Deaths.
Top Countries in Global Number of Neonatal Deaths
Thousand Units (Deaths) - 1952 to 2019
| # | 192 Countries | Thousand Units (Deaths) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
India
| 522,249.00 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -4.7 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Nigeria
| 269,897.00 | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Pakistan
| 248,342.00 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Ethiopia
| 98,795.00 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.2 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Democratic Republic of the Congo
| 96,760.00 | 2019 | -0.2 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
China
| 63,895.00 | 2019 | -8.9 % | -9.1 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Indonesia
| 59,591.00 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -4.6 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Bangladesh
| 55,542.00 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -4.8 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Afghanistan
| 43,424.00 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Tanzania
| 42,814.00 | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.2 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Sudan
| 37,126.00 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.7 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Angola
| 35,358.00 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.8 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Uganda
| 32,914.00 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Mozambique
| 32,259.00 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.0 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Kenya
| 31,343.00 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Ivory Coast
| 30,079.00 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Philippines
| 28,992.00 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.9 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Egypt
| 28,710.00 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.5 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Mali
| 25,958.00 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Niger
| 25,861.00 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.6 % | View data |
Source: World Health Organization