Neonatal Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for African Countries in 2011

Created on April 10, 2021.

Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2011, Guinea-Bissau had the highest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in Africa (43.80), followed by Somalia (42.80), and then South Sudan (41.80). Libya had the lowest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (8.50) in Africa in 2011.

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	17.50
Angola	35.30
Benin	33.70
Botswana	25.10
Burkina Faso	30.50
Burundi	27.20
Cape Verde	15.40
Cameroon	31.20
Republic of Congo	22.30
Ivory Coast	38.80
Democratic Republic of the Congo	31.90
Djibouti	36.70
Central African Republic	35.70
Chad	37.60
Egypt	14.60
Equatorial Guinea	34.90
Eritrea	21.50
Eswatini	26.10
Ethiopia	36.80
Gabon	23.70
Gambia	32.60
Ghana	29.40
Guinea	35.40
Guinea-Bissau	43.80
Kenya	22.70
Lesotho	38.10
Liberia	32.50
Libya	8.50
Madagascar	24.80
Malawi	25.60
Mali	39.10
Mauritania	27.80
Mauritius	9.40
Morocco	18.30
Mozambique	33.50
Zambia	26.70
Zimbabwe	31.10
Tanzania	24.60
Uganda	24.90
Tunisia	12.20
Togo	29.00
Sudan	31.90
Somalia	42.80
South Africa	11.70
South Sudan	41.80
Sierra Leone	38.50
Senegal	26.30
Rwanda	22.30
Niger	33.90
Nigeria	37.80
Namibia	21.50
Comoros	32.80
Sao Tome and Principe	15.30
Seychelles	8.90

Infant Mortality Rate of African Countries