Neonatal Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for African Countries in 1994

Created on April 10, 2021.

Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 1994, South Sudan had the highest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in Africa (61.40), followed by Guinea-Bissau (61.30), and then Mali (60.80). Seychelles had the lowest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (9.40) in Africa in 1994.

The World Bank defines neonatal mortality rate as "the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

Country	Neonatal Mortality Rate
Algeria	24.00
Angola	53.80
Benin	42.50
Botswana	10.30
Burkina Faso	43.80
Burundi	39.10
Cape Verde	19.70
Cameroon	39.40
Republic of Congo	28.70
Ivory Coast	48.50
Democratic Republic of the Congo	40.60
Djibouti	47.40
Central African Republic	48.20
Chad	48.80
Egypt	28.10
Equatorial Guinea	48.80
Eritrea	31.30
Eswatini	24.10
Ethiopia	54.70
Gabon	29.70
Gambia	45.90
Ghana	39.40
Guinea	57.60
Guinea-Bissau	61.30
Kenya	27.10
Lesotho	38.50
Liberia	56.20
Libya	18.50
Madagascar	36.00
Malawi	46.00
Mali	60.80
Mauritania	43.30
Mauritius	14.50
Morocco	33.40
Mozambique	58.40
Zambia	35.60
Zimbabwe	23.30
Tanzania	37.60
Uganda	35.90
Tunisia	25.40
Togo	41.50
Sudan	40.80
Somalia	44.20
South Africa	20.70
South Sudan	61.40
Sierra Leone	51.50
Senegal	40.30
Rwanda	50.90
Niger	50.90
Nigeria	49.90
Namibia	26.20
Comoros	43.50
Sao Tome and Principe	24.40
Seychelles	9.40

Infant Mortality Rate of African Countries