Data for 2000

Neonatal Mortality Rate, 2000

Name: Neonatal Mortality Rate, 2000
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
License: https://data.unicef.org/open-data/

2000, as UN IGME’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

The neonatal mortality rate is how many babies out of every thousand born alive die in their first 28 days. Most deaths in the first year of life happen in this first month, which makes it the measure most directly tied to care at birth — a skilled attendant, a clean delivery, warmth, and help with breathing and infection.

Neonatal Mortality Rate, 2000 covers 200 countries on 3 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 62.177; Singapore is lowest, at 1.610. The middle country reads 15.662. Against 1999, 200 values changed (18 up, 182 down), the same countries are covered.

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Neonatal Mortality Rate · Data for 2000

HighestAfghanistan

62.177

LowestSingapore

1.610

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

200countries
3measures per country
2000the year it describes
200distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Neonatal Mortality Rate, 2000, as published. UN IGME ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Neonatal Mortality Rate, 2000: every country, as published by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
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1	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	62.177	56.545	68.371
2	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	57.053	53.577	60.652
3	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	55.614	40.512	75.211
4	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	55.193	47.006	63.885
5	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	51.588	46.646	57.005
6	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	49.556	43.567	56.311
7	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	48.067	43.337	53.031
8	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	47.977	42.528	54.192
9	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	46.110	41.014	51.717
10	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	46.104	41.918	50.525
11	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.086	36.761	57.951
12	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	44.712	32.532	61.811
13	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	44.347	39.563	49.399
14	Niger`NER`Western Africa	44.055	38.325	50.184
15	India`IND`Southern Asia	43.824	41.254	46.451
16	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	43.650	38.282	49.645
17	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	43.371	41.198	45.575
18	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	43.072	38.808	47.734
19	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	42.875	36.800	49.738
20	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	42.596	34.453	52.160
21	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	40.690	36.225	45.424
22	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	40.178	34.553	45.796
23	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	40.060	35.062	45.595
24	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	39.666	36.529	42.994
25	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	39.464	33.997	45.432
26	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	39.150	32.260	46.508
27	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.919	34.657	43.636
28	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	38.186	34.261	42.331
29	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	37.870	33.835	41.921
30	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	37.786	34.298	41.553
31	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	37.112	33.611	41.036
32	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	36.798	32.115	41.995
33	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	36.718	33.236	40.625
34	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	36.543	32.573	41.093
35	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	36.344	31.952	40.921
36	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	36.305	31.346	41.653
37	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	35.782	31.565	40.660
38	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	35.352	31.476	39.640
39	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	35.208	30.916	39.606
40	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	35.185	31.990	38.396
41	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	34.791	26.952	43.170
42	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	34.656	29.248	40.837
43	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	34.120	29.548	39.345
44	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	32.973	29.835	36.415
45	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	32.644	29.273	36.222
46	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	32.343	28.910	36.091
47	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	31.006	24.860	38.331
48	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	31.003	28.070	34.198
49	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	30.906	26.528	36.130
50	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	30.498	26.536	35.148
51	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	29.536	25.836	33.515
52	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	29.362	24.661	35.107
53	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	28.418	25.403	31.970
54	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	28.148	24.310	32.758
55	Bolivia`BOL`South America	27.856	25.269	30.569
56	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	27.305	22.105	33.626
57	Guyana`GUY`South America	27.194	23.720	31.188
58	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	27.088	21.855	32.966
59	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	26.547	22.578	31.221
60	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	26.348	23.747	29.052
61	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	26.203	22.646	30.340
62	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	26.095	22.401	29.982
63	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	24.905	21.674	28.588
64	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	24.809	21.422	28.592
65	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	24.099	20.134	29.049
66	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	24.041	20.991	27.583
67	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	23.882	21.365	26.776
68	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	23.818	15.026	34.760
69	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	23.598	20.602	27.027
70	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	23.158	20.056	26.748
71	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	23.004	20.506	25.792
72	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	22.927	20.740	25.282
73	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	22.805	20.871	24.782
74	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	22.648	20.401	25.007
75	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	22.450	20.737	24.123
76	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	22.300	19.201	26.020
77	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	22.172	18.927	25.685
78	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.166	17.001	27.458
79	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	21.351	19.688	23.156
80	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	21.073	18.777	23.501
81	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	20.584	17.490	23.765
82	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	20.521	16.762	24.991
83	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	20.364	12.819	29.695
84	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	19.766	16.760	23.469
85	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	19.491	15.868	23.199
86	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	19.318	15.474	23.710
87	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	18.132	15.736	20.550
88	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	18.106	16.134	20.284
89	Brazil`BRA`South America	18.058	15.660	20.570
90	Paraguay`PRY`South America	17.977	14.430	22.300
91	Honduras`HND`Central America	17.934	15.832	20.174
92	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	17.675	11.226	25.815
93	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	17.117	15.334	18.989
94	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	17.105	14.728	19.733
95	Suriname`SUR`South America	16.922	12.946	21.196
96	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	16.583	15.016	18.324
97	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	16.401	14.172	18.991
98	Peru`PER`South America	16.129	14.798	17.482
99	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	15.974	13.671	18.798
100	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	15.964	13.770	18.409
101	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	15.360	13.942	16.892
102	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	15.307	12.655	17.975
103	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	15.247	13.218	17.466
104	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	15.050	12.656	17.789
105	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	14.502	12.814	16.495
106	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	14.303	11.136	18.564
107	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	14.275	9.289	19.562
108	Ecuador`ECU`South America	14.147	12.075	16.561
109	Mexico`MEX`Central America	13.942	12.432	15.584
110	Colombia`COL`South America	13.496	12.156	14.975
111	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	13.472	11.175	16.569
112	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	13.346	11.986	14.797
113	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	12.784	10.775	15.439
114	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	12.528	11.360	13.769
115	Panama`PAN`Central America	12.521	7.756	17.890
116	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	12.395	11.638	13.156
117	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	12.208	10.586	14.057
118	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	12.160	8.580	14.898
119	Belize`BLZ`Central America	12.112	10.871	13.443
120	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	12.096	9.722	14.669
121	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	11.994	9.890	14.347
122	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	11.534	9.249	14.262
123	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	11.419	10.457	12.422
124	Argentina`ARG`South America	11.042	10.727	11.359
125	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	10.987	9.707	12.447
126	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	10.913	9.146	12.757
127	Venezuela`VEN`South America	10.818	10.277	11.355
128	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	10.199	9.200	11.330
129	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	10.009	6.625	13.586
130	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	9.951	8.879	11.086
131	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	9.699	9.363	10.033
132	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	9.178	8.594	9.800
133	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	9.110	6.511	13.691
134	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	9.014	5.824	12.610
135	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	8.985	8.042	9.942
136	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	8.964	8.116	9.890
137	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	8.717	7.627	9.882
138	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	8.644	6.878	10.594
139	Uruguay`URY`South America	8.470	7.880	9.060
140	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	8.444	7.535	9.350
141	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	7.871	7.109	8.662
142	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	7.868	7.523	8.207
143	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	7.795	6.778	8.935
144	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	7.747	5.916	9.724
145	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	7.696	7.094	8.313
146	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	7.622	7.293	7.945
147	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	7.373	4.094	12.774
148	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	7.206	6.668	7.732
149	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	7.175	5.775	8.694
150	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	6.573	6.218	6.933
151	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	6.552	5.861	7.267
152	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	6.548	6.230	6.877
153	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	6.411	3.758	10.158
154	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	6.283	4.016	9.134
155	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.870	5.397	6.380
156	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	5.767	5.594	5.941
157	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	5.732	5.477	5.983
158	Chile`CHL`South America	5.727	5.523	5.938
159	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	5.548	5.260	5.851
160	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	5.316	4.823	5.811
161	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	5.227	4.130	6.363
162	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	5.079	4.573	5.618
163	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.008	4.748	5.271
164	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	4.979	4.479	5.514
165	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	4.969	4.513	5.458
166	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	4.914	4.307	5.613
167	United States`USA`Northern America	4.632	4.520	4.748
168	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	4.528	4.141	4.940
169	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	4.138	3.660	4.686
170	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	4.020	3.802	4.248
171	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	3.921	3.760	4.092
172	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.819	3.699	3.948
173	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	3.784	3.679	3.886
174	Canada`CAN`Northern America	3.745	3.638	3.849
175	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	3.614	3.152	4.095
176	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	3.583	3.432	3.743
177	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	3.520	3.397	3.645
178	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	3.495	3.298	3.700
179	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	3.485	1.624	7.270
180	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	3.479	3.292	3.678
181	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	3.459	3.306	3.621
182	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3.457	3.357	3.553
183	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	3.417	3.164	3.685
184	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	3.347	3.165	3.532
185	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	3.216	2.975	3.481
186	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	3.085	2.929	3.243
187	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.983	2.841	3.119
188	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.784	2.672	2.895
189	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	2.778	1.873	3.675
190	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.770	2.683	2.857
191	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.748	2.641	2.858
192	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.691	2.532	2.859
193	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.685	2.524	2.850
194	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	2.549	1.621	3.816
195	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.480	2.343	2.622
196	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.384	2.046	2.744
197	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.306	2.184	2.434
198	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.033	1.752	2.355
199	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.758	1.697	1.819
200	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.610	1.470	1.757

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Afghanistan62.177
2Pakistan57.053
3South Sudan55.614
4Guinea-Bissau55.193
5Mali51.588

Lowest

200Singapore1.610
199Japan1.758
198Iceland2.033
197Sweden2.306
196Luxembourg2.384

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 15.662. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Lower bound (90% uncertainty)
HighestAfghanistan56.545
LowestSingapore1.470
Middle country: 12.882
Upper bound (90% uncertainty)
HighestSouth Sudan75.211
LowestSingapore1.757
Middle country: 18.366

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

+0 / −0countries joined / left
200values changed, of 200 in both
18 · 182rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Eswatini23.879 → 24.905+1.026
Gabon26.015 → 26.547+0.533
Niue17.160 → 17.675+0.515
Botswana8.662 → 9.110+0.448
Dominica12.106 → 12.528+0.422

Fell most

Timor-Leste42.488 → 39.464−3.025
Rwanda45.741 → 43.072−2.669
Mozambique46.938 → 44.347−2.591
Guinea48.516 → 46.110−2.405
Maldives24.306 → 22.172−2.134

04Caveats

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One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from UN IGME’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 2000.
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Every one of the 200 countries has every column.

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UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) (2000). Neonatal Mortality Rate, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/neonatal-mortality/2000

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