Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 1.55% to 19.1 in Congo in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Congo reached an all time high of 31.0 in 1999 and an all time low of 19.1 in 2019. When compared to Congo's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Cameroon amounted to 26.8, 39.6 in Central African Republic, 20.1 in Gabon and 27.3 in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2019.
Congo has been ranked 53rd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | 31.7 | 30.8 | 30.0 | 29.2 | 28.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 29.9 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 28.0 | 27.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | 43.2 | 42.5 | 41.7 | 41.0 | 40.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chad | 36.1 | 35.5 | 35.0 | 34.5 | 33.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Congo | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | 30.0 | 29.5 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 27.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 32.5 | 31.8 | 31.2 | 30.5 | 29.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 20.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 37.3 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 36.7 | 36.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | 30.0 | 29.5 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 27.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | 25.4 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 25.0 | 24.7 |
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