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The neonatal deaths in Africa

Africa (Number in 2021)

Nigeria is the top country by neonatal deaths among 54 countries. As of 2021, neonatal deaths in Nigeria was 276,463 that accounts for 23.89% of total neonatal deaths. The top 5 countries (others are Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Sudan) account for 49.43% of it. The total neonatal deaths was estimated at 1.16 million in 2021.

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Nigeria 276,463 WB + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 106,733 WB + 1 other
Ethiopia 101,951 WB + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 46,050 WB + 1 other
Sudan 40,883 WB + 1 other
Niger 38,501 WB + 1 other
Angola 35,644 WB + 1 other
Mozambique 32,279 WB + 1 other
Uganda 32,037 WB + 1 other
Mali 30,484 WB + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire 30,095 WB + 1 other
Kenya 27,040 WB + 1 other
Somalia 26,719 WB + 1 other
Egypt 24,704 WB + 1 other
Cameroon 24,360 WB + 1 other
Chad 24,070 WB + 1 other
Madagascar 21,571 WB + 1 other
Ghana 20,641 WB + 1 other
Burkina Faso 19,832 WB + 1 other
Zambia 16,492 WB + 1 other
Algeria 14,888 WB + 1 other
Guinea 14,486 WB + 1 other
Benin 13,907 WB + 1 other
South Africa 12,979 WB + 1 other
Malawi 12,608 WB + 1 other
South Sudan 12,408 WB
Zimbabwe 12,211 WB + 1 other
Senegal 11,590 WB + 1 other
Burundi 8,943 WB + 1 other
Sierra Leone 8,166 WB + 1 other
Central African Republic 7,483 WB + 1 other
Morocco 7,239 WB + 1 other
Rwanda 7,070 WB + 1 other
Togo 6,618 WB + 1 other
Liberia 4,866 WB + 1 other
Mauritania 3,463 WB + 1 other
Congo 3,297 WB + 1 other
Tunisia 2,278 WB + 1 other
Gambia 2,221 WB + 1 other
Guinea Bissau 2,197 WB + 1 other
Lesotho 2,100 WB + 1 other
Eritrea 1,799 WB + 1 other
Equatorial Guinea 1,416 WB + 1 other
Namibia 1,352 WB + 1 other
Gabon 1,203 WB + 1 other
Botswana 1,098 WB + 1 other
Djibouti 725 WB + 1 other
Libya 692 WB + 1 other
Eswatini 670 WB + 1 other
Comoros 622 WB + 1 other
Mauritius 142 WB + 1 other
Cabo Verde 84 WB + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 48 WB + 1 other
Seychelles 14 WB + 1 other
Mortality Indicators