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Countries by newborn mortality
Deaths in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births (UN IGME). 196 countries ranked for 2024 (per 1,000 births).
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| 1 |  South Sudan | 39.5 per 1,000 births | -3.2% | ▲ 3 |
| 2 |  Nigeria | 39 per 1,000 births | +3.2% | ▲ 4 |
| 3 |  Pakistan | 36.1 per 1,000 births | -21.2% | ▼ 2 |
| 4 |  Somalia | 34.2 per 1,000 births | -16.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 5 |  Zimbabwe | 33.7 per 1,000 births | +25.3% | ▲ 22 |
| 6 |  Afghanistan | 33.1 per 1,000 births | -22.5% | ▼ 4 |
| 7 |  Liberia | 32.9 per 1,000 births | -3.5% | ▲ 7 |
| 8 |  Niger | 32.8 per 1,000 births | -4.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 9 |  Guinea-Bissau | 32 per 1,000 births | -20.4% | ▼ 4 |
| 10 |  Dominica | 31.1 per 1,000 births | +28.0% | ▲ 29 |
| 11 |  Chad | 30.4 per 1,000 births | -15.3% | ▼ 3 |
| 12 |  Central African Republic | 29.9 per 1,000 births | -15.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 13 |  Guinea | 29.8 per 1,000 births | -12.6% | = |
| 14 |  Lesotho | 28.5 per 1,000 births | -17.9% | ▼ 4 |
| 15 |  Sierra Leone | 28.3 per 1,000 births | -18.4% | ▼ 4 |
| 16 |  Mali | 28 per 1,000 births | -22.4% | ▼ 9 |
| 17 |  Ivory Coast | 27.4 per 1,000 births | -16.5% | = |
| 18 |  Benin | 27.2 per 1,000 births | -14.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 19 |  Djibouti | 27.1 per 1,000 births | -20.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 20 |  Equatorial Guinea | 26.3 per 1,000 births | -18.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 21 |  Ethiopia | 25.2 per 1,000 births | -24.3% | ▼ 5 |
| 22 |  Mozambique | 25.1 per 1,000 births | -5.6% | ▲ 7 |
| 23 |  Eswatini | 25 per 1,000 births | -5.7% | ▲ 7 |
| 24 |  Cameroon | 24.8 per 1,000 births | -17.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 25 |  Burkina Faso | 23.8 per 1,000 births | -16.8% | ▼ 2 |
| 26 |  Sudan | 23.7 per 1,000 births | -17.4% | ▼ 4 |
| 27 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23.6 per 1,000 births | -2.5% | ▲ 17 |
| 28 |  Malawi | 23.6 per 1,000 births | -2.9% | ▲ 13 |
| 29 |  Madagascar | 23.1 per 1,000 births | -2.9% | ▲ 16 |
| 30 |  Gambia | 23 per 1,000 births | -22.8% | ▼ 9 |
| 31 |  Haiti | 22.6 per 1,000 births | -16.6% | ▼ 6 |
| 32 |  Togo | 22.6 per 1,000 births | -16.9% | ▼ 8 |
| 33 |  Turkmenistan | 22.3 per 1,000 births | -4.3% | ▲ 18 |
| 34 |  Comoros | 22.1 per 1,000 births | -17.5% | ▼ 6 |
| 35 |  Kiribati | 21.7 per 1,000 births | -6.5% | ▲ 17 |
| 36 |  Timor-Leste | 21.6 per 1,000 births | -15.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 37 |  Namibia | 21.4 per 1,000 births | -11.9% | ▲ 5 |
| 38 |  Zambia | 21.4 per 1,000 births | -9.7% | ▲ 10 |
| 39 |  Uganda | 21.3 per 1,000 births | -10.5% | ▲ 8 |
| 40 |  Dominican Republic | 21.2 per 1,000 births | -12.8% | = |
| 41 |  Senegal | 20.9 per 1,000 births | -17.7% | ▼ 9 |
| 42 |  Yemen | 20.9 per 1,000 births | -15.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 43 |  Mauritania | 20.8 per 1,000 births | -20.6% | ▼ 12 |
| 44 |  Kenya | 20.7 per 1,000 births | -11.2% | ▲ 6 |
| 45 |  Papua New Guinea | 20.1 per 1,000 births | -18.3% | ▼ 8 |
| 46 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 19.9 per 1,000 births | -15.3% | ▲ 3 |
| 47 |  Myanmar | 19.6 per 1,000 births | -21.6% | ▼ 12 |
| 48 |  Burundi | 19.1 per 1,000 births | -21.1% | ▼ 5 |
| 49 |  Angola | 18.1 per 1,000 births | -16.2% | ▲ 5 |
| 50 |  Ghana | 18.1 per 1,000 births | -28.2% | ▼ 16 |
| 51 |  Bangladesh | 17.9 per 1,000 births | -27.2% | ▼ 15 |
| 52 |  Botswana | 17.6 per 1,000 births | -22.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 53 |  Rwanda | 17.4 per 1,000 births | -14.3% | ▲ 4 |
| 54 |  India | 16.7 per 1,000 births | -38.4% | ▼ 28 |
| 55 |  Republic of the Congo | 16.5 per 1,000 births | -17.9% | ▲ 3 |
| 56 |  Gabon | 16.3 per 1,000 births | -24.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 57 |  Eritrea | 15.6 per 1,000 births | -21.2% | ▲ 2 |
| 58 |  Guyana | 15.3 per 1,000 births | -27.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 59 |  Nepal | 15.3 per 1,000 births | -35.7% | ▼ 13 |
| 60 |  Algeria | 15 per 1,000 births | -3.8% | ▲ 7 |
| 61 |  Fiji | 15 per 1,000 births | +82.9% | ▲ 55 |
| 62 |  Venezuela | 15 per 1,000 births | +30.4% | ▲ 31 |
| 63 |  Egypt | 13.9 per 1,000 births | -10.3% | ▲ 5 |
| 64 |  Jamaica | 13.7 per 1,000 births | -5.5% | ▲ 7 |
| 65 |  Philippines | 13.6 per 1,000 births | +1.5% | ▲ 13 |
| 66 |  Laos | 13.1 per 1,000 births | -33.5% | ▼ 6 |
| 67 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 12.6 per 1,000 births | -20.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 68 |  Iraq | 12.5 per 1,000 births | -27.7% | ▼ 7 |
| 69 |  Marshall Islands | 12.5 per 1,000 births | -26.9% | ▼ 7 |
| 70 |  Azerbaijan | 12.4 per 1,000 births | -25.7% | ▼ 7 |
| 71 |  South Africa | 12.4 per 1,000 births | +6.0% | ▲ 20 |
| 72 |  Grenada | 12.3 per 1,000 births | +10.8% | ▲ 24 |
| 73 |  Moldova | 12.3 per 1,000 births | +4.2% | ▲ 16 |
| 74 |  Federated States of Micronesia | 11.6 per 1,000 births | -28.4% | ▼ 9 |
| 75 |  Saint Lucia | 11.3 per 1,000 births | -16.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 76 |  Palau | 11.2 per 1,000 births | +2.8% | ▲ 21 |
| 77 |  Tajikistan | 11.1 per 1,000 births | -19.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 78 |  Kyrgyzstan | 10.8 per 1,000 births | -23.4% | ▼ 6 |
| 79 |  Lebanon | 10.5 per 1,000 births | +38.2% | ▲ 40 |
| 80 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 per 1,000 births | -18.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 81 |  Suriname | 9.7 per 1,000 births | -27.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 82 |  Morocco | 9.6 per 1,000 births | -36.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 83 |  Mauritius | 9.6 per 1,000 births | +4.3% | ▲ 25 |
| 84 |  Guatemala | 9.5 per 1,000 births | -29.6% | ▼ 7 |
| 85 |  Cambodia | 9.5 per 1,000 births | -42.8% | ▼ 21 |
| 86 |  Syria | 9.5 per 1,000 births | -8.7% | ▲ 17 |
| 87 |  Belize | 9.2 per 1,000 births | -14.8% | ▲ 12 |
| 88 |  Indonesia | 9.2 per 1,000 births | -34.3% | ▼ 15 |
| 89 |  The Bahamas | 9 per 1,000 births | +7.1% | ▲ 24 |
| 90 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9 per 1,000 births | -22.4% | ▲ 2 |
| 91 |  Vanuatu | 9 per 1,000 births | -15.9% | ▲ 9 |
| 92 |  North Korea | 8.9 per 1,000 births | -26.4% | ▼ 9 |
| 93 |  Palestine | 8.9 per 1,000 births | -25.2% | ▼ 6 |
| 94 |  Vietnam | 8.8 per 1,000 births | -21.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 95 |  Tuvalu | 8.7 per 1,000 births | -31.0% | ▼ 14 |
| 96 |  Paraguay | 8.6 per 1,000 births | -28.9% | ▼ 12 |
| 97 |  Honduras | 8.4 per 1,000 births | -29.4% | ▼ 11 |
| 98 |  Seychelles | 8.3 per 1,000 births | -5.7% | ▲ 12 |
| 99 |  Mexico | 8.2 per 1,000 births | -3.5% | ▲ 13 |
| 100 |  Cabo Verde | 8 per 1,000 births | -39.8% | ▼ 21 |
| 101 |  Solomon Islands | 8 per 1,000 births | -21.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 102 |  Tunisia | 7.7 per 1,000 births | -36.4% | ▼ 17 |
| 103 |  Uzbekistan | 7.7 per 1,000 births | -34.7% | ▼ 13 |
| 104 |  Jordan | 7.4 per 1,000 births | -26.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 105 |  Bolivia | 7.3 per 1,000 births | -47.1% | ▼ 31 |
| 106 |  Bhutan | 7.3 per 1,000 births | -52.3% | ▼ 37 |
| 107 |  Costa Rica | 7.3 per 1,000 births | +15.9% | ▲ 23 |
| 108 |  Iran | 7.2 per 1,000 births | -31.4% | ▼ 7 |
| 109 |  Mongolia | 7.2 per 1,000 births | -26.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 110 |  Brazil | 7.1 per 1,000 births | -26.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 111 |  Ecuador | 7 per 1,000 births | -6.7% | ▲ 9 |
| 112 |  Albania | 6.7 per 1,000 births | +13.6% | ▲ 20 |
| 113 |  Barbados | 6.6 per 1,000 births | -26.7% | ▼ 4 |
| 114 |  Kosovo | 6.6 per 1,000 births | -39.4% | ▼ 16 |
| 115 |  Peru | 6.5 per 1,000 births | -22.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 116 |  São Tomé and Principe | 6.4 per 1,000 births | -46.2% | ▼ 28 |
| 117 |  British Virgin Islands | 6.4 per 1,000 births | -22.9% | ▼ 2 |
| 118 |  Colombia | 6.3 per 1,000 births | -27.6% | ▼ 7 |
| 119 |  Oman | 5.8 per 1,000 births | +3.6% | ▲ 18 |
| 120 |  Samoa | 5.8 per 1,000 births | -21.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 121 |  Brunei | 5.7 per 1,000 births | +14.0% | ▲ 19 |
| 122 |  Nicaragua | 5.3 per 1,000 births | -52.7% | ▼ 28 |
| 123 |  Panama | 5.3 per 1,000 births | -27.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 124 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 5.2 per 1,000 births | -21.2% | ▲ 5 |
| 125 |  Libya | 5.2 per 1,000 births | -29.7% | ▼ 3 |
| 126 |  Argentina | 5.1 per 1,000 births | -28.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 127 |  Armenia | 5.1 per 1,000 births | -37.0% | ▼ 10 |
| 128 |  Thailand | 5.1 per 1,000 births | -25.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 129 |  Georgia | 5 per 1,000 births | -32.4% | ▼ 8 |
| 130 |  Chile | 4.7 per 1,000 births | -9.6% | ▲ 8 |
| 131 |  Turkey | 4.6 per 1,000 births | -31.3% | ▼ 3 |
| 132 |  Nauru | 4.5 per 1,000 births | -57.1% | ▼ 30 |
| 133 |  Ukraine | 4.5 per 1,000 births | -22.4% | ▲ 2 |
| 134 |  Bahrain | 4.4 per 1,000 births | +33.3% | ▲ 21 |
| 135 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.4 per 1,000 births | -8.3% | ▲ 9 |
| 136 |  Kuwait | 4.4 per 1,000 births | -12.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 137 |  Cuba | 4.3 per 1,000 births | +65.4% | ▲ 30 |
| 138 |  Malaysia | 4.3 per 1,000 births | +4.9% | ▲ 13 |
| 139 |  El Salvador | 4.3 per 1,000 births | -35.8% | ▼ 12 |
| 140 |  Tonga | 4.1 per 1,000 births | -21.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 141 |  Sri Lanka | 4 per 1,000 births | -28.6% | ▼ 5 |
| 142 |  Uruguay | 4 per 1,000 births | -20.0% | = |
| 143 |  Kazakhstan | 3.9 per 1,000 births | -37.1% | ▼ 12 |
| 144 |  Qatar | 3.8 per 1,000 births | -2.6% | ▲ 9 |
| 145 |  Maldives | 3.7 per 1,000 births | -37.3% | ▼ 12 |
| 146 |  United States | 3.7 per 1,000 births | -7.5% | ▲ 6 |
| 147 |  Malta | 3.6 per 1,000 births | -20.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 148 |  Romania | 3.6 per 1,000 births | -21.7% | ▼ 3 |
| 149 |  Canada | 3.4 per 1,000 births | -5.6% | ▲ 5 |
| 150 |  Slovakia | 3.3 per 1,000 births | +6.5% | ▲ 9 |
| 151 |  United Kingdom | 3 per 1,000 births | +15.4% | ▲ 17 |
| 152 |  Republic of Serbia | 3 per 1,000 births | -28.6% | ▼ 3 |
| 153 |  Saudi Arabia | 2.9 per 1,000 births | -40.8% | ▼ 10 |
| 154 |  Switzerland | 2.8 per 1,000 births | -6.7% | ▲ 6 |
| 155 |  France | 2.8 per 1,000 births | +16.7% | ▲ 17 |
| 156 |  Croatia | 2.8 per 1,000 births | -12.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 157 |  Cyprus | 2.7 per 1,000 births | +92.9% | ▲ 34 |
| 158 |  Denmark | 2.7 per 1,000 births | -6.9% | ▲ 5 |
| 159 |  New Zealand | 2.7 per 1,000 births | -18.2% | ▼ 3 |
| 160 |  Bulgaria | 2.6 per 1,000 births | -39.5% | ▼ 12 |
| 161 |  China | 2.6 per 1,000 births | -55.2% | ▼ 27 |
| 162 |  Ireland | 2.6 per 1,000 births | +4.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 163 |  Netherlands | 2.6 per 1,000 births | -3.7% | ▲ 3 |
| 164 |  Poland | 2.5 per 1,000 births | -16.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 165 |  United Arab Emirates | 2.4 per 1,000 births | -41.5% | ▼ 15 |
| 166 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.4 per 1,000 births | -27.3% | ▼ 9 |
| 167 |  Australia | 2.3 per 1,000 births | -4.2% | ▲ 4 |
| 168 |  Germany | 2.3 per 1,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 169 |  Austria | 2.2 per 1,000 births | -4.3% | ▲ 5 |
| 170 |  Belgium | 2.2 per 1,000 births | -4.3% | ▲ 5 |
| 171 |  Greece | 2.2 per 1,000 births | -12.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 172 |  Hungary | 2.1 per 1,000 births | -27.6% | ▼ 8 |
| 173 |  Russia | 2 per 1,000 births | -55.6% | ▼ 26 |
| 174 |  Lithuania | 1.9 per 1,000 births | -20.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 175 |  Italy | 1.8 per 1,000 births | -18.2% | ▲ 3 |
| 176 |  Spain | 1.7 per 1,000 births | -15.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 177 |  Israel | 1.7 per 1,000 births | -22.7% | = |
| 178 |  Portugal | 1.7 per 1,000 births | -19.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 179 |  Luxembourg | 1.5 per 1,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 11 |
| 180 |  Czechia | 1.4 per 1,000 births | -12.5% | ▲ 5 |
| 181 |  Finland | 1.4 per 1,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 11 |
| 182 |  Iceland | 1.4 per 1,000 births | +7.7% | ▲ 11 |
| 183 |  Monaco | 1.4 per 1,000 births | -30.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 184 |  Norway | 1.4 per 1,000 births | -12.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 185 |  Sweden | 1.4 per 1,000 births | -12.5% | ▲ 3 |
| 186 |  Slovenia | 1.3 per 1,000 births | -18.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 187 |  Andorra | 1.2 per 1,000 births | -36.8% | ▼ 5 |
| 188 |  South Korea | 1.2 per 1,000 births | -29.4% | ▼ 5 |
| 189 |  Latvia | 1.2 per 1,000 births | -60.0% | ▼ 28 |
| 190 |  North Macedonia | 1.1 per 1,000 births | -86.1% | ▼ 72 |
| 191 |  Singapore | 1.1 per 1,000 births | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 192 |  Estonia | 0.9 per 1,000 births | -40.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 193 |  Japan | 0.9 per 1,000 births | -10.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 194 |  Montenegro | 0.8 per 1,000 births | -70.4% | ▼ 29 |
| 195 |  Belarus | 0.7 per 1,000 births | -56.3% | ▼ 11 |
| 196 |  San Marino | 0.5 per 1,000 births | -44.4% | = |
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