Global Number of Neonatal Deaths

This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.

  1. Nigeria was up 0.1% of Number of Neonatal Deaths in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Nigeria Number of Neonatal Deaths was up 0.6% year on year to 269,897 Thousand Deaths.
  3. 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
21 #21
Somalia
23,723.00 2019 +0.5 % +0.6 % View data
22 #22
Cameroon
23,557.00 2019 -1.1 % -1.1 % View data
23 #23
Yemen
23,220.00 2019 +0.4 % +0.7 % View data
24 #24
Brazil
22,736.00 2019 -4.2 % -4.7 % View data
25 #25
Chad
22,123.00 2019 -0.1 % +0.2 % View data
26 #26
Myanmar
21,134.00 2019 -2.7 % -2.7 % View data
27 #27
Ghana
20,399.00 2019 -1.9 % -2.0 % View data
28 #28
Burkina Faso
19,767.00 2019 -0.5 % -0.3 % View data
29 #29
Mexico
18,906.00 2019 -1.6 % -0.0 % View data
30 #30
Madagascar
17,607.00 2019 -0.2 % -0.1 % View data
31 #31
Iraq
17,203.00 2019 -2.4 % -2.4 % View data
32 #32
Vietnam
16,587.00 2019 -3.2 % -1.9 % View data
33 #33
Algeria
16,484.00 2019 +0.5 % +1.1 % View data
34 #34
South Sudan
14,976.00 2019 +0.5 % +0.2 % View data
35 #35
Zambia
14,902.00 2019 +0.4 % +0.2 % View data
36 #36
United States
14,546.00 2019 -0.9 % -1.3 % View data
37 #37
Guinea
13,960.00 2019 +0.3 % +0.2 % View data
38 #38
South Africa
13,489.00 2019 -0.5 % +0.6 % View data
39 #39
Iran
13,075.00 2019 -4.1 % -3.0 % View data
40 #40
Benin
12,931.00 2019 +0.1 % +0.2 % View data
41 #41
Malawi
12,469.00 2019 -1.5 % -2.6 % View data
42 #42
Senegal
12,156.00 2019 -1.4 % -1.0 % View data
43 #43
Zimbabwe
11,283.00 2019 -3.3 % -3.5 % View data
44 #44
Nepal
11,128.00 2019 -3.0 % -3.7 % View data
45 #45
Burundi
9,288.00 2019 -0.8 % -1.1 % View data
46 #46
Morocco
9,187.00 2019 -4.9 % -5.1 % View data
47 #47
Sierra Leone
8,013.00 2019 -1.5 % -1.8 % View data
48 #48
Venezuela
7,520.00 2019 -1.8 % +3.1 % View data
49 #49
Turkey
6,905.00 2019 -4.7 % -4.8 % View data
50 #50
Haiti
6,827.00 2019 -2.3 % -2.0 % View data
50 #50
Uzbekistan
6,827.00 2019 -6.7 % -6.8 % View data
52 #52
Central African Republic
6,646.00 2019 -1.6 % -1.7 % View data
53 #53
Togo
6,563.00 2019 -0.7 % -0.7 % View data
54 #54
Rwanda
6,261.00 2019 -1.3 % -1.7 % View data
55 #55
Colombia
5,482.00 2019 -3.8 % -3.5 % View data
56 #56
Cambodia
5,257.00 2019 -4.5 % -4.0 % View data
57 #57
Liberia
5,239.00 2019 +0.2 % +1.0 % View data
58 #58
Guatemala
5,180.00 2019 -2.8 % -3.0 % View data
59 #59
Papua New Guinea
5,160.00 2019 -1.0 % -1.1 % View data
60 #60
Mauritania
4,820.00 2019 -0.8 % -0.5 % View data
61 #61
Russia
4,751.00 2019 -12.5 % -10.5 % View data
62 #62
Argentina
4,583.00 2019 -1.4 % -2.6 % View data
63 #63
Syria
4,545.00 2019 -1.2 % -1.9 % View data
64 #64
Tajikistan
4,183.00 2019 -2.2 % -1.3 % View data
65 #65
Dominican Republic
3,989.00 2019 -3.6 % -2.6 % View data
66 #66
Thailand
3,759.00 2019 -5.5 % -5.5 % View data
67 #67
Peru
3,653.00 2019 -3.8 % -4.2 % View data
68 #68
Laos
3,637.00 2019 -2.9 % -2.9 % View data
69 #69
Bolivia
3,598.00 2019 -3.9 % -4.0 % View data
70 #70
North Korea
3,376.00 2019 -4.5 % -4.6 % View data
71 #71
Republic of the Congo
3,369.00 2019 -0.9 % -0.9 % View data
72 #72
Turkmenistan
3,233.00 2019 -1.9 % -0.3 % View data
73 #73
Malaysia
2,448.00 2019 +2.0 % +3.0 % View data
74 #74
Gambia
2,427.00 2019 -0.8 % -0.4 % View data
75 #75
Lesotho
2,401.00 2019 -2.1 % -0.5 % View data
76 #76
Tunisia
2,381.00 2019 -2.5 % -1.2 % View data
77 #77
Ecuador
2,379.00 2019 -2.4 % -2.4 % View data
78 #78
Guinea-Bissau
2,329.00 2019 -1.2 % -1.4 % View data
79 #79
Saudi Arabia
2,170.00 2019 -5.8 % -6.8 % View data
80 #80
United Kingdom
2,142.00 2019 -0.7 % -0.4 % View data
81 #81
Ukraine
2,047.00 2019 -6.0 % -6.0 % View data
82 #82
Jordan
1,974.00 2019 -3.5 % -3.5 % View data
83 #83
France
1,920.00 2019 +2.5 % +1.2 % View data
84 #84
Honduras
1,907.00 2019 -3.0 % -3.1 % View data
85 #85
Kyrgyzstan
1,880.00 2019 -5.8 % -5.3 % View data
86 #86
Eritrea
1,863.00 2019 -2.6 % -3.0 % View data
87 #87
Germany
1,788.00 2019 -0.3 % +1.7 % View data
88 #88
Azerbaijan
1,765.00 2019 -8.3 % -8.5 % View data
89 #89
Kazakhstan
1,757.00 2019 -2.5 % -6.5 % View data
90 #90
Paraguay
1,555.00 2019 -3.1 % -3.0 % View data
91 #91
Sri Lanka
1,416.00 2019 -5.9 % -6.2 % View data
92 #92
Gabon
1,359.00 2019 -1.7 % -0.8 % View data
93 #93
Nicaragua
1,352.00 2019 -4.5 % -4.4 % View data
94 #94
Namibia
1,343.00 2019 -1.5 % -0.8 % View data
95 #95
Equatorial Guinea
1,289.00 2019 +0.1 % +0.2 % View data
96 #96
Canada
1,285.00 2019 -1.9 % -1.3 % View data
97 #97
Chile
1,044.00 2019 -4.4 % -3.8 % View data
98 #98
Botswana
999.00 2019 -0.8 % +1.8 % View data
99 #99
Poland
997.00 2019 -2.7 % -2.5 % View data
100 #100
Italy
858.00 2019 -5.0 % -5.0 % View data
101 #101
Libya
803.00 2019 -5.0 % -5.1 % View data
102 #102
Comoros
797.00 2019 -1.5 % -1.5 % View data
103 #103
Japan
782.00 2019 -4.2 % -4.5 % View data
104 #104
El Salvador
765.00 2019 -3.9 % -4.0 % View data
105 #105
Timor-Leste
742.00 2019 -0.9 % -0.5 % View data
106 #106
Australia
726.00 2019 -0.8 % -0.5 % View data
107 #107
Spain
698.00 2019 -3.6 % -4.1 % View data
108 #108
Panama
680.00 2019 -3.1 % -3.1 % View data
109 #109
Romania
644.00 2019 -4.5 % -6.9 % View data
110 #110
Djibouti
623.00 2019 -3.0 % -2.8 % View data
111 #111
Mongolia
611.00 2019 -6.4 % -4.1 % View data
112 #112
South Korea
565.00 2019 -3.9 % -4.5 % View data
113 #113
Eswatini
548.00 2019 -2.5 % -2.1 % View data
114 #114
Lebanon
485.00 2019 -4.0 % -2.0 % View data
115 #115
Oman
477.00 2019 -0.2 % +1.9 % View data
116 #116
Jamaica
461.00 2019 -4.2 % -3.9 % View data
117 #117
Netherlands
446.00 2019 -0.2 % -0.8 % View data
118 #118
Moldova
428.00 2019 -3.8 % -3.8 % View data
119 #119
Costa Rica
425.00 2019 -1.2 % -1.3 % View data
120 #120
United Arab Emirates
398.00 2019 -2.0 % -1.6 % View data
121 #121
Israel
329.00 2019 -1.5 % -1.6 % View data
122 #122
Guyana
287.00 2019 -3.4 % -2.9 % View data
123 #123
Serbia
265.00 2019 -5.4 % -5.9 % View data
124 #124
Armenia
258.00 2019 -6.9 % -6.3 % View data
124 #124
Georgia
258.00 2019 -7.9 % -9.2 % View data
126 #126
Albania
251.00 2019 +3.3 % +3.6 % View data
126 #126
Kuwait
251.00 2019 -5.3 % -3.8 % View data
128 #128
Belgium
249.00 2019 -3.5 % -2.6 % View data
129 #129
Cuba
246.00 2019 -3.5 % -4.0 % View data
130 #130
Switzerland
244.00 2019 -2.0 % -1.0 % View data
131 #131
Bhutan
215.00 2019 -3.6 % -2.9 % View data
132 #132
Bulgaria
206.00 2019 -6.4 % -6.3 % View data
133 #133
Fiji
202.00 2019 +0.0 % +1.7 % View data
133 #133
Trinidad and Tobago
202.00 2019 -5.6 % -5.1 % View data
135 #135
Uruguay
200.00 2019 -4.3 % -4.1 % View data
136 #136
Denmark
187.00 2019 -2.1 % -0.4 % View data
137 #137
Austria
184.00 2019 -1.1 % -0.6 % View data
138 #138
Hungary
182.00 2019 -8.1 % -7.0 % View data
139 #139
Czech Republic
179.00 2019 -1.1 % +0.5 % View data
140 #140
Greece
178.00 2019 -9.2 % -5.7 % View data
141 #141
Solomon Islands
176.00 2019 -2.2 % -1.7 % View data
142 #142
Sweden
165.00 2019 -4.1 % -2.4 % View data
143 #143
Slovakia
164.00 2019 -1.2 % -1.7 % View data
144 #144
New Zealand
157.00 2019 -3.7 % -4.4 % View data
145 #145
Portugal
156.00 2019 -3.1 % -2.9 % View data
146 #146
Belarus
133.00 2019 -8.9 % -7.7 % View data
147 #147
Mauritius
130.00 2019 +4.0 % +0.8 % View data
148 #148
Ireland
128.00 2019 -5.2 % -5.4 % View data
149 #149
Suriname
119.00 2019 -4.0 % -3.3 % View data
150 #150
Bosnia and Herzegovina
111.00 2019 -5.1 % -5.1 % View data
151 #151
Croatia
105.00 2019 -2.8 % -3.9 % View data
152 #152
Vanuatu
100.00 2019 -2.0 % -1.2 % View data
153 #153
Cabo Verde
94.00 2019 -6.9 % -7.4 % View data
153 #153
Sao Tome and Principe
94.00 2019 -2.1 % -2.4 % View data
155 #155
Qatar
90.00 2019 -4.3 % -2.3 % View data
156 #156
Macedonia
87.00 2019 -26.9 % -16.2 % View data
157 #157
Norway
83.00 2019 -3.5 % -3.1 % View data
158 #158
Kiribati
72.00 2019 -1.4 % -1.6 % View data
159 #159
Finland
70.00 2019 -1.4 % -2.6 % View data
160 #160
Bahrain
65.00 2019 -1.5 % -0.9 % View data
160 #160
Belize
65.00 2019 -5.8 % -4.1 % View data
162 #162
Lithuania
58.00 2019 -6.5 % -4.8 % View data
163 #163
Singapore
46.00 2019 -2.1 % -2.4 % View data
164 #164
Federated States of Micronesia
41.00 2019 -2.4 % -1.4 % View data
165 #165
Samoa
39.00 2019 -4.9 % -3.7 % View data
166 #166
Brunei
38.00 2019 +2.7 % +2.3 % View data
167 #167
Latvia
37.00 2019 -9.8 % -9.2 % View data
168 #168
Bahamas
36.00 2019 -2.7 % -2.1 % View data
169 #169
Maldives
34.00 2019 -10.5 % -5.5 % View data
170 #170
Saint Lucia
28.00 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
171 #171
Dominica
27.00 2019 +3.9 % +4.2 % View data
172 #172
Barbados
26.00 2019 +0.0 % -2.8 % View data
173 #173
Slovenia
23.00 2019 -4.2 % -5.8 % View data
174 #174
Marshall Islands
21.00 2019 -4.5 % -3.4 % View data
175 #175
Grenada
20.00 2019 +0.0 % +1.0 % View data
175 #175
Malta
20.00 2019 +0.0 % +1.0 % View data
177 #177
Tonga
19.00 2019 +0.0 % -1.0 % View data
178 #178
Cyprus
16.00 2019 -5.9 % -5.3 % View data
179 #179
Estonia
14.00 2019 -6.7 % -8.6 % View data
179 #179
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
14.00 2019 -6.7 % -4.9 % View data
179 #179
Seychelles
14.00 2019 +0.0 % -1.4 % View data
182 #182
Montenegro
10.00 2019 +0.0 % -11.1 % View data
183 #183
Luxembourg
9.00 2019 -10.0 % +0.0 % View data
184 #184
Saint Kitts and Nevis
7.00 2019 +0.0 % -2.6 % View data
185 #185
Nauru
6.00 2019 +0.0 % -3.0 % View data
186 #186
Antigua and Barbuda
5.00 2019 -16.7 % -6.5 % View data
186 #186
Tuvalu
5.00 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
188 #188
Iceland
4.00 2019 +0.0 % -4.4 % View data
189 #189
Palau
2.00 2019 +0.0 % -7.8 % View data
190 #190
Andorra
1.00 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
190 #190
Cook Islands
1.00 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
190 #190
Monaco
1.00 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data

Source: World Health Organization

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