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Where knowledge transforms newborn lives.

Welcome to the Healthy Newborn Network, where knowledge, innovation, and collaboration intersect to transform the landscape of newborn health worldwide.

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Newborn Data

Newborn Health Statistics

Dive into the data that defines newborn health, explore other critical statistics that impact newborns, and gain insights to drive positive change for all.

17

neonatal mortality rate globally (per 1k)

287K

maternal deaths globally

4.9M

deaths of children under age 5 globally

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Addressing critical knowledge gaps in newborn health - and beyond

Do you have key evidence, learning, or tools related to newborn or maternal health you’d like to elevate? HNN has a rich library of resources, events, and blogs, and we’d like you to make it richer! Help us expand our content library by contributing to current and future knowledge on the health and wellbeing of newborns, mothers, and the families and communities that care for them.

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Newborn Health Worldwide

Global Challenges, Local Solutions

Explore the diverse challenges and innovative solutions in newborn health across different countries, empowering change on a global scale.

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Bangladesh

3.7K

Maternal deaths in 2020

Pakistan

248.9K

newborn deaths in 2022

Colombia

53%

of under-5 deaths that are newborn in 2022

Nigeria

5 of 163

rank for newborn mortality in 2022

Sweden

22.30%

newborn deaths from prematurity (2021)