Neonatal Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for African Countries in 2013

Created on April 10, 2021.

Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2013, Guinea-Bissau had the highest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in Africa (41.40), followed by Somalia (41.30), and then South Sudan (40.50). Libya had the lowest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (7.70) in Africa in 2013.

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	16.50
Angola	32.80
Benin	32.80
Botswana	23.30
Burkina Faso	29.30
Burundi	25.20
Cape Verde	13.90
Cameroon	30.30
Republic of Congo	21.60
Ivory Coast	37.50
Democratic Republic of the Congo	30.70
Djibouti	35.20
Central African Republic	34.90
Chad	36.70
Egypt	13.40
Equatorial Guinea	33.50
Eritrea	20.60
Eswatini	26.20
Ethiopia	34.40
Gabon	22.70
Gambia	31.00
Ghana	27.90
Guinea	34.30
Guinea-Bissau	41.40
Kenya	21.90
Lesotho	38.10
Liberia	32.30
Libya	7.70
Madagascar	24.30
Malawi	23.90
Mali	37.90
Mauritania	26.90
Mauritius	9.40
Morocco	16.30
Mozambique	32.40
Zambia	26.40
Zimbabwe	29.20
Tanzania	23.60
Uganda	23.70
Tunisia	12.10
Togo	28.00
Sudan	31.00
Somalia	41.30
South Africa	11.10
South Sudan	40.50
Sierra Leone	36.60
Senegal	25.30
Rwanda	20.80
Niger	33.70
Nigeria	37.40
Namibia	21.70
Comoros	31.20
Sao Tome and Principe	13.30
Seychelles	8.90

Infant Mortality Rate of African Countries