Neonatal Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for African Countries in 1996

Created on April 10, 2021.

Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 1996, South Sudan had the highest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in Africa (60.00), followed by Guinea-Bissau (59.60), and then Mali (57.40). Botswana had the lowest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (8.30) in Africa in 1996.

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	23.60
Angola	53.40
Benin	41.50
Botswana	8.30
Burkina Faso	43.00
Burundi	38.50
Cape Verde	20.10
Cameroon	38.80
Republic of Congo	29.90
Ivory Coast	48.10
Democratic Republic of the Congo	40.00
Djibouti	46.20
Central African Republic	46.50
Chad	47.70
Egypt	25.90
Equatorial Guinea	48.20
Eritrea	29.60
Eswatini	25.50
Ethiopia	52.30
Gabon	29.00
Gambia	44.10
Ghana	38.60
Guinea	55.30
Guinea-Bissau	59.60
Kenya	27.30
Lesotho	37.40
Liberia	54.40
Libya	17.10
Madagascar	34.50
Malawi	44.20
Mali	57.40
Mauritania	42.80
Mauritius	15.50
Morocco	31.70
Mozambique	55.50
Zambia	35.90
Zimbabwe	25.00
Tanzania	36.70
Uganda	35.00
Tunisia	23.40
Togo	40.10
Sudan	39.60
Somalia	44.10
South Africa	19.90
South Sudan	60.00
Sierra Leone	50.80
Senegal	40.20
Rwanda	50.50
Niger	48.80
Nigeria	49.30
Namibia	25.50
Comoros	41.80
Sao Tome and Principe	23.50
Seychelles	9.00

Infant Mortality Rate of African Countries