Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 46.8 | 25.3 | 18.1 | 13.9 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.6 |
| India | 84.7 | 57.1 | 44.6 | 37.8 | 31.8 | 30.6 | 29.4 | 28.3 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 23.8 | 22.7 | 21.4 | 20.2 | 19.1 | 18.1 | 17.3 |
| South Africa | 20.6 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.7 | |
| China | 29.7 | 21.4 | 13.9 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | |
| Russian Federation | 11.0 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 |