Context matters: a systematic review of neonatal care in humanitarian emergencies

Journal of International Humanitarian Action

Table 1 Top 15 countries in 2018 with the highest neonatal mortality rates. Countries listed with an asterisk have been identified as a ‘fragile and conflict situation’ by the World Bank Group in the 2018 financial year

Countries with the highest newborn mortality rates in 2018	Newborn mortality rate (deaths per 1000 live births)
Pakistan^*	42
Central African Republic^*	41
South Sudan^*	40
Somalia^*	38
Afghanistan^*	37
Guinea-Bissau^*	37
Nigeria^*	36
Lesotho	35
Chad^*	34
Côte d’lvoire^*	34
Mali^*	33
Mauritania	33
Sierra Leone^*	33
Djibouti^*	32
Comoros^*	32

Data expressed as deaths per 1000 live births. Data sources: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. Levels and Trends in Child Mortality Report 2019. Childmortalty.org. Accessed on 23 October 2018. The World Bank Group. Harmonized List of Fragile Situations FY18. http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/189701503418416651/FY18FCSLIST-Final-July-2017.pdf. Accessed on 3 March 2021