Benchmark · Mothers & children

Newborn deaths (first 28 days) by country

Babies who die in their first 28 days, for every 1,000 born alive.

In per 1,000 live births. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Newborn deaths (first 28 days) (per 1,000 live births). Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

Per 1,000 live births, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1NigeriaAfrica · 202439.0
  2. 2PakistanAPAC · 202436.1
  3. 3AfghanistanAPAC · 202433.1
  4. 4NigerAfrica · 202432.8
  5. 5MaliAfrica · 202428.0
  6. 6EthiopiaAfrica · 202425.2
  7. 7MozambiqueAfrica · 202425.1
  8. 8Burkina FasoAfrica · 202423.8
  9. 9SudanAfrica · 202423.7
  10. 10DR CongoAfrica · 202423.6
  11. 11MalawiAfrica · 202423.6
  12. 12HaitiLatin America · 202422.6
  13. 13ZambiaAfrica · 202421.4
  14. 14UgandaAfrica · 202421.3
  15. 15YemenMiddle East · 202420.9
  16. 16KenyaAfrica · 202420.7
  17. 17TanzaniaAfrica · 202419.9
  18. 18MyanmarAPAC · 202419.6
  19. 19GhanaAfrica · 202418.1
  20. 20BangladeshAPAC · 202417.9
  21. 21IndiaAPAC · 202416.7
  22. 22NepalAPAC · 202415.3
  23. 23EgyptAfrica · 202413.9
  24. 24PhilippinesAPAC · 202413.6
  25. 25IraqMiddle East · 202412.5
  26. 26South AfricaAfrica · 202412.4
  27. 27LebanonMiddle East · 202410.5
  28. 28MoroccoAfrica · 20249.6
  29. 29SyriaMiddle East · 20249.5
  30. 30IndonesiaAPAC · 20249.2
  31. 31PalestineMiddle East · 20248.9
  32. 32MexicoLatin America · 20248.2
  33. 33JordanMiddle East · 20247.4
  34. 34BrazilLatin America · 20247.1
  35. 35EcuadorLatin America · 20247.0
  36. 36ThailandAPAC · 20245.1
  37. 37MalaysiaAPAC · 20244.3
  38. 38QatarMiddle East · 20243.8
  39. 39USNorth America · 20243.7
  40. 40CanadaNorth America · 20243.4
  41. 41UKEurope · 20243.0
  42. 42Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 20242.9
  43. 43FranceEurope · 20242.8
  44. 44New ZealandAPAC · 20242.7
  45. 45ChinaAPAC · 20242.6
  46. 46UAEMiddle East · 20242.4
  47. 47AustraliaAPAC · 20242.3
  48. 48GermanyEurope · 20242.3
  49. 49RussiaEurope · 20242.0
  50. 50ItalyEurope · 20241.8
  51. 51SpainEurope · 20241.7
  52. 52SingaporeAPAC · 20241.1
  53. 53JapanAPAC · 20240.9

Source: World Bank Open Data, Newborn deaths (first 28 days) (per 1,000 live births), latest year for each country. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Newborn deaths (first 28 days) by country, latest year. Data: World Bank. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/neonatal-deaths

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