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The neonatal mortality rate in Africa

Africa (per 1,000 live births in 2021)

South Sudan is the top country by neonatal mortality rate among 54 countries. As of 2021, neonatal mortality rate in South Sudan was 39.6 per 1,000 live births. The top 5 countries also includes Somalia, Lesotho, Nigeria, and Guinea Bissau.

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South Sudan 39.6 WB
Somalia 36 WB + 1 other
Lesotho 35.3 WB + 1 other
Nigeria 34.9 WB + 1 other
Guinea Bissau 34.3 WB + 1 other
Niger 33.7 WB + 1 other
Mali 33.4 WB + 1 other
Chad 32.3 WB + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire 32.3 WB + 1 other
Central African Republic 31.9 WB + 1 other
Guinea 31.1 WB + 1 other
Sierra Leone 30.9 WB + 1 other
Liberia 29.9 WB + 1 other
Djibouti 29.6 WB + 1 other
Benin 29.2 WB + 1 other
Equatorial Guinea 28.5 WB + 1 other
Mozambique 27.5 WB + 1 other
Sudan 26.7 WB + 1 other
Angola 26.6 WB + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 26.5 WB + 1 other
Ethiopia 26.2 WB + 1 other
Comoros 25.8 WB + 1 other
Cameroon 25.6 WB + 1 other
Burkina Faso 25.3 WB + 1 other
Gambia 25.3 WB + 1 other
Zimbabwe 25 WB + 1 other
Zambia 24.6 WB + 1 other
Madagascar 24.1 WB + 1 other
Togo 24 WB + 1 other
Eswatini 23.2 WB + 1 other
Ghana 22.8 WB + 1 other
Mauritania 22.6 WB + 1 other
Senegal 21.1 WB + 1 other
Burundi 20.4 WB + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 20 WB + 1 other
Namibia 19.5 WB + 1 other
Malawi 19.3 WB + 1 other
Uganda 19 WB + 1 other
Gabon 18.9 WB + 1 other
Congo 18.4 WB + 1 other
Kenya 18.4 WB + 1 other
Botswana 18 WB + 1 other
Rwanda 17.5 WB + 1 other
Eritrea 17.3 WB + 1 other
Algeria 15.6 WB + 1 other
Tunisia 11.5 WB + 1 other
Morocco 11.1 WB + 1 other
South Africa 11 WB + 1 other
Mauritius 10.6 WB + 1 other
Egypt 10 WB + 1 other
Seychelles 8.6 WB + 1 other
Cabo Verde 8.4 WB + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 7.6 WB + 1 other
Libya 5.8 WB + 1 other
Mortality Indicators