Occurrence of Conflict and Internal Displacement due to Conflict in 18 Counties With the Highest NMR
| Country . | Neonatal Mortality per 1000 Live Births,a 2018 . | UCDP: Episodes and Intensity of Armed Conflict,b 2010–2017 . | IDPs in This Country,c 2018 . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 42 | High-intensity conflict, war | 119 000 |
| Central African Republic | 41 | Minor-intensity conflict | 641 000 |
| South Sudan | 40 | High-intensity conflict, war | 1 869 000 |
| Somalia | 38 | High-intensity conflict, war | 2 648 000 |
| Afghanistan | 37 | High-intensity conflict, war | 2 598 000 |
| Guinea Bissau | 37 | d | d |
| Nigeria | 36 | High-intensity conflict, war | 2 216 000 |
| Lesotho | 35 | d | d |
| Chad | 34 | Minor-intensity conflict | 90 000 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 34 | Minor-intensity conflict | 302 000 |
| Sierra Leone | 33 | d | 3000 |
| Mali | 33 | Minor-intensity conflict | 120 000 |
| Mauritania | 33 | Minor-intensity conflict | d |
| Djibouti | 32 | d | d |
| Comoros | 32 | d | d |
| Guinea | 31 | d | d |
| Benin | 31 | d | 3500 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 30 | d | d |
| Country . | Neonatal Mortality per 1000 Live Births,a 2018 . | UCDP: Episodes and Intensity of Armed Conflict,b 2010–2017 . | IDPs in This Country,c 2018 . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 42 | High-intensity conflict, war | 119 000 |
| Central African Republic | 41 | Minor-intensity conflict | 641 000 |
| South Sudan | 40 | High-intensity conflict, war | 1 869 000 |
| Somalia | 38 | High-intensity conflict, war | 2 648 000 |
| Afghanistan | 37 | High-intensity conflict, war | 2 598 000 |
| Guinea Bissau | 37 | d | d |
| Nigeria | 36 | High-intensity conflict, war | 2 216 000 |
| Lesotho | 35 | d | d |
| Chad | 34 | Minor-intensity conflict | 90 000 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 34 | Minor-intensity conflict | 302 000 |
| Sierra Leone | 33 | d | 3000 |
| Mali | 33 | Minor-intensity conflict | 120 000 |
| Mauritania | 33 | Minor-intensity conflict | d |
| Djibouti | 32 | d | d |
| Comoros | 32 | d | d |
| Guinea | 31 | d | d |
| Benin | 31 | d | 3500 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 30 | d | d |
UCDP, Uppsala Conflict Data Program.
NMR: deaths <1 mo per 1000 live births. 2018 estimates by UN Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.8
UCDP: unit of analysis events: an instance of fatal organized violence using armed force by organized actor. Minor-intensity conflict: between 25 and 999 battle-related deaths in a given year. High-intensity conflict, war: at least 1000 battle-related deaths in a given year.
Internal Displacement Monitoring Center: Global report on internal displacement in 2019. Number of displaced persons due to conflict up to December 2018.
No conflict documented by UCDP in the reporting period of 2010–2017.9 No data of displacement due to conflict reported in the report.3