Neonatal Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for African Countries in 2008

Created on April 10, 2021.

Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2008, Guinea-Bissau had the highest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in Africa (47.80), followed by South Sudan (45.70), and then Somalia (45.00). Seychelles had the lowest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (8.80) in Africa in 2008.

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	18.40
Angola	39.10
Benin	34.70
Botswana	25.20
Burkina Faso	32.60
Burundi	30.10
Cape Verde	16.60
Cameroon	32.30
Republic of Congo	23.70
Ivory Coast	40.90
Democratic Republic of the Congo	34.00
Djibouti	38.90
Central African Republic	37.50
Chad	38.60
Egypt	16.70
Equatorial Guinea	37.80
Eritrea	23.20
Eswatini	25.70
Ethiopia	40.40
Gabon	25.00
Gambia	34.80
Ghana	31.50
Guinea	36.90
Guinea-Bissau	47.80
Kenya	24.20
Lesotho	37.50
Liberia	34.50
Libya	10.10
Madagascar	26.00
Malawi	27.60
Mali	41.40
Mauritania	29.50
Mauritius	9.70
Morocco	21.60
Mozambique	35.60
Zambia	27.30
Zimbabwe	33.40
Tanzania	26.30
Uganda	26.50
Tunisia	12.80
Togo	30.90
Sudan	32.90
Somalia	45.00
South Africa	13.20
South Sudan	45.70
Sierra Leone	42.00
Senegal	28.60
Rwanda	25.40
Niger	35.20
Nigeria	38.90
Namibia	20.90
Comoros	34.80
Sao Tome and Principe	17.40
Seychelles	8.80

Infant Mortality Rate of African Countries