Neonatal Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for African Countries in 2006

Created on April 10, 2021.

Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2006, Guinea-Bissau had the highest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in Africa (50.00), followed by South Sudan (48.40), and then Somalia (45.80). Seychelles had the lowest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (8.70) in Africa in 2006.

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	19.30
Angola	42.20
Benin	35.40
Botswana	22.40
Burkina Faso	34.70
Burundi	32.20
Cape Verde	16.50
Cameroon	32.90
Republic of Congo	25.40
Ivory Coast	42.40
Democratic Republic of the Congo	35.50
Djibouti	40.10
Central African Republic	39.00
Chad	39.50
Egypt	18.30
Equatorial Guinea	40.70
Eritrea	24.30
Eswatini	26.30
Ethiopia	42.60
Gabon	25.80
Gambia	36.30
Ghana	32.40
Guinea	38.30
Guinea-Bissau	50.00
Kenya	25.30
Lesotho	36.70
Liberia	36.90
Libya	11.70
Madagascar	27.10
Malawi	28.60
Mali	43.00
Mauritania	31.30
Mauritius	10.20
Morocco	23.70
Mozambique	37.70
Zambia	28.10
Zimbabwe	33.00
Tanzania	27.60
Uganda	27.80
Tunisia	13.60
Togo	32.20
Sudan	33.70
Somalia	45.80
South Africa	14.20
South Sudan	48.40
Sierra Leone	44.20
Senegal	30.80
Rwanda	28.30
Niger	36.80
Nigeria	40.10
Namibia	20.80
Comoros	36.20
Sao Tome and Principe	18.50
Seychelles	8.70

Infant Mortality Rate of African Countries