Neonatal Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for African Countries in 2016

Created on April 10, 2021.

Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2016, South Sudan had the highest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in Africa (40.00), followed by Somalia (39.30), and then Guinea-Bissau (38.40). Libya had the lowest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (6.90) in Africa in 2016.

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	15.20
Angola	30.00
Benin	31.50
Botswana	21.00
Burkina Faso	27.80
Burundi	23.00
Cape Verde	11.30
Cameroon	28.70
Republic of Congo	20.40
Ivory Coast	35.60
Democratic Republic of the Congo	29.10
Djibouti	33.20
Central African Republic	33.90
Chad	35.10
Egypt	12.00
Equatorial Guinea	31.50
Eritrea	19.30
Eswatini	25.30
Ethiopia	30.80
Gabon	21.40
Gambia	28.70
Ghana	25.80
Guinea	32.90
Guinea-Bissau	38.40
Kenya	20.60
Lesotho	37.70
Liberia	32.10
Libya	6.90
Madagascar	24.10
Malawi	21.80
Mali	36.30
Mauritania	25.30
Mauritius	9.10
Morocco	13.80
Mozambique	30.50
Zambia	26.10
Zimbabwe	27.50
Tanzania	22.10
Uganda	21.60
Tunisia	12.10
Togo	26.50
Sudan	29.40
Somalia	39.30
South Africa	11.10
South Sudan	40.00
Sierra Leone	34.20
Senegal	24.10
Rwanda	19.40
Niger	33.80
Nigeria	37.00
Namibia	21.30
Comoros	29.10
Sao Tome and Principe	10.40
Seychelles	9.00

Infant Mortality Rate of African Countries