Neonatal Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for African Countries in 1998

Created on April 10, 2021.

Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 1998, South Sudan had the highest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in Africa (58.30), followed by Guinea-Bissau (57.40), and then Mali (54.30). Botswana had the lowest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (7.30) in Africa in 1998.

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	23.00
Angola	52.30
Benin	40.40
Botswana	7.30
Burkina Faso	42.10
Burundi	37.70
Cape Verde	20.10
Cameroon	37.30
Republic of Congo	30.70
Ivory Coast	47.30
Democratic Republic of the Congo	39.30
Djibouti	44.90
Central African Republic	44.70
Chad	46.20
Egypt	24.10
Equatorial Guinea	47.30
Eritrea	28.20
Eswatini	27.20
Ethiopia	50.30
Gabon	28.30
Gambia	42.10
Ghana	37.40
Guinea	50.90
Guinea-Bissau	57.40
Kenya	27.40
Lesotho	36.10
Liberia	51.70
Libya	16.00
Madagascar	32.80
Malawi	42.10
Mali	54.30
Mauritania	41.40
Mauritius	14.80
Morocco	30.00
Mozambique	51.60
Zambia	36.00
Zimbabwe	26.30
Tanzania	35.50
Uganda	34.10
Tunisia	20.90
Togo	38.60
Sudan	38.40
Somalia	44.20
South Africa	18.70
South Sudan	58.30
Sierra Leone	49.60
Senegal	39.60
Rwanda	48.50
Niger	46.70
Nigeria	48.20
Namibia	24.60
Comoros	40.60
Sao Tome and Principe	22.80
Seychelles	8.80

Infant Mortality Rate of African Countries