Neonatal Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for African Countries in 2005

Created on April 10, 2021.

Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2005, Guinea-Bissau had the highest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in Africa (50.90), followed by South Sudan (49.70), and then Somalia (45.90). Seychelles had the lowest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (8.70) in Africa in 2005.

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	19.90
Angola	43.70
Benin	35.80
Botswana	20.20
Burkina Faso	35.90
Burundi	33.20
Cape Verde	16.40
Cameroon	33.10
Republic of Congo	26.40
Ivory Coast	43.10
Democratic Republic of the Congo	36.30
Djibouti	40.70
Central African Republic	39.70
Chad	40.00
Egypt	19.10
Equatorial Guinea	42.10
Eritrea	24.70
Eswatini	26.90
Ethiopia	43.60
Gabon	26.10
Gambia	37.00
Ghana	32.80
Guinea	39.20
Guinea-Bissau	50.90
Kenya	25.70
Lesotho	36.20
Liberia	38.30
Libya	12.50
Madagascar	27.70
Malawi	29.40
Mali	43.90
Mauritania	32.40
Mauritius	10.20
Morocco	24.60
Mozambique	39.00
Zambia	28.90
Zimbabwe	32.60
Tanzania	28.40
Uganda	28.40
Tunisia	14.10
Togo	32.90
Sudan	34.20
Somalia	45.90
South Africa	14.70
South Sudan	49.70
Sierra Leone	45.20
Senegal	32.10
Rwanda	30.20
Niger	37.70
Nigeria	40.90
Namibia	21.00
Comoros	36.90
Sao Tome and Principe	19.20
Seychelles	8.70

Infant Mortality Rate of African Countries