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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 48.5 | 43.2 | 40.4 | 37.3 | 36.6 | 35.9 | 35.2 | 34.5 | 33.8 | 33.1 | 32.3 | 31.6 | 30.9 | 30.1 | 29.5 | 28.8 | 28.2 | |
| Egypt | 60.5 | 33.2 | 22.5 | 19.0 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
| Libya | 21.3 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | |
| Tunisia | 48.2 | 27.4 | 17.2 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 |
| Burundi | 49.9 | 39.3 | 36.6 | 33.0 | 28.0 | 27.1 | 26.1 | 25.3 | 24.4 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 19.6 |
| Comoros | 48.9 | 34.7 | 31.5 | 28.8 | 28.2 | 27.6 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 24.4 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 22.5 | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 41.6 | 38.3 | 36.0 | 32.3 | 31.7 | 31.1 | 30.5 | 30.0 | 29.5 | 28.9 | 28.4 | 28.0 | 27.4 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 25.3 | |
| Eritrea | 35.1 | 27.1 | 24.7 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 16.4 | |
| Ethiopia | 59.5 | 47.8 | 43.4 | 38.7 | 37.6 | 36.5 | 35.6 | 34.7 | 33.9 | 33.0 | 32.2 | 31.3 | 30.4 | 29.7 | 28.9 | 28.1 | 27.4 | |
| Kenya | 39.1 | 26.8 | 26.6 | 24.8 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.5 |
| Madagascar | 34.9 | 38.6 | 31.2 | 27.7 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.8 |
| Malawi | 68.6 | 50.1 | 38.7 | 29.6 | 27.2 | 26.4 | 25.5 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 18.8 |
| Mauritius | 30.3 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.0 |
| Rwanda | 60.5 | 40.9 | 43.2 | 30.4 | 23.3 | 22.4 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.1 |
| Seychelles | 10.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | |
| Somalia | 45.6 | 44.9 | 45.8 | 44.4 | 46.7 | 43.0 | 41.6 | 41.0 | 40.3 | 39.5 | 39.4 | 38.2 | 37.3 | 36.8 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 34.9 | |
| Sudan | 46.6 | 42.7 | 36.9 | 33.8 | 31.4 | 31.0 | 30.6 | 30.2 | 29.7 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 28.0 | 27.5 | 27.0 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 25.4 | 24.8 |
| इस्वातिनी | 22.0 | 25.8 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.4 | 25.0 | 24.5 | |
| Uganda | 54.1 | 39.3 | 32.4 | 28.1 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 17.9 |
| Zambia | 36.3 | 36.3 | 33.9 | 28.0 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 22.0 |
| Zimbabwe | 32.3 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 28.2 | 29.6 | 28.9 | 28.1 | 27.4 | 26.8 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.4 |