Categorisation of included countries based on NMR time trends and recent NMR
| Most recent survey Historical trend | Rural NMR higher than urban, overlapping CIs | Rural NMR significantly higher than urban | Urban NMR higher than rural, overlapping CIs | Urban NMR significantly higher than rural |
| Overall country NMR decreasing since first included survey (1990s) | Benin, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal | Guinea, Niger | Ghana, Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia | Tanzania |
| Overall country NMR unchanging or increasing since first included survey (1990s) | Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria, Zimbabwe | Kenya |
Countries in bold have most recent NMR estimates >30 per 1000 live births. All other countries have levels in the range 20–30.
NMR, neonatal mortality rate.