Neonatal Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for African Countries in 2018

Created on April 10, 2021.

Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2018, South Sudan had the highest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) in Africa (39.80), followed by Somalia (37.80), and then Lesotho (37.00). Libya had the lowest neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (6.40) in Africa in 2018.

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	15.90
Angola	28.50
Benin	30.70
Botswana	19.90
Burkina Faso	26.80
Burundi	21.90
Cape Verde	9.80
Cameroon	27.40
Republic of Congo	19.60
Ivory Coast	34.20
Democratic Republic of the Congo	28.00
Djibouti	31.70
Central African Republic	33.20
Chad	34.00
Egypt	11.10
Equatorial Guinea	30.20
Eritrea	18.50
Eswatini	24.60
Ethiopia	28.70
Gabon	20.40
Gambia	27.20
Ghana	24.60
Guinea	32.30
Guinea-Bissau	36.70
Kenya	19.80
Lesotho	37.00
Liberia	31.40
Libya	6.40
Madagascar	24.00
Malawi	20.70
Mali	35.20
Mauritania	24.20
Mauritius	9.70
Morocco	12.60
Mozambique	29.40
Zambia	25.70
Zimbabwe	26.60
Tanzania	21.30
Uganda	20.50
Tunisia	12.10
Togo	25.50
Sudan	28.30
Somalia	37.80
South Africa	11.20
South Sudan	39.80
Sierra Leone	32.90
Senegal	23.00
Rwanda	18.60
Niger	33.90
Nigeria	36.40
Namibia	20.60
Comoros	27.70
Sao Tome and Principe	9.00
Seychelles	9.00

Infant Mortality Rate of African Countries