<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that Pakistan is home to the highest newborn mortality rates in the world. In a report released today, UNICEF said, Pakistan topped the poll, with 45 newborn babies dying out of every 1,000 births in 2016.&nbsp;</span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The report said newborn mortality rate in the Central African Republic was 42 newborn deaths, followed by Afghanistan with 40 and Somalia with 38.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">It said Japan's newborn mortality rate was among the lowest in the world, with 0.9 death for every 1,000 live births. The agency said more than 80 percent of newborn deaths occurred due to delivery complications or infectious diseases such as pneumonia. It says, they could have been prevented with basic solutions such as affordable healthcare and well-trained medical staff.&nbsp;</div>