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A systematic search and review of peer-reviewed articles were conducted on the predictors of neonatal mortality in Ethiopia. A search of key terms across different databases including Web of Science, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, Hinari, and Google Scholar was conducted, supplemented by reference screening. The SANRA tool was used to critically appraise studies included in the review. Results. After removing duplicates and applying the eligibility criteria, 14 of the 64 initially identified articles were included in the final review. These were original articles published between 2011 and 2021. The identified predictors were narrated and presented under different domains. Accordingly, sociodemographic predictors such as residence, distance from the health facility, and maternal age; service delivery-related predictors such as no ANC follow-up, not taking iron-folic acid supplementation during pregnancy, and no PNC visit; neonate-related predictors such as low birth weight, extreme prematurity\/preterm, and low APGAR score; pregnancy and childbirth-related predictors such as <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <a:math xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\">\n                        <a:mtext>birth<\/a:mtext>\n                        <a:mtext>\u2009<\/a:mtext>\n                        <a:mtext>interval<\/a:mtext>\n                        <a:mo>&lt;<\/a:mo>\n                        <a:mn>18<\/a:mn>\n                        <a:mtext>\u2009<\/a:mtext>\n                        <a:mtext>months<\/a:mtext>\n                     <\/a:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>, twin pregnancy, and <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <c:math xmlns:c=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\">\n                        <c:mtext>time<\/c:mtext>\n                        <c:mtext>\u2009<\/c:mtext>\n                        <c:mtext>of<\/c:mtext>\n                        <c:mtext>\u2009<\/c:mtext>\n                        <c:mtext>rupture<\/c:mtext>\n                        <c:mtext>\u2009<\/c:mtext>\n                        <c:mtext>of<\/c:mtext>\n                        <c:mtext>\u2009<\/c:mtext>\n                        <c:mtext>membrane<\/c:mtext>\n                        <c:mo>&gt;<\/c:mo>\n                        <c:mn>12<\/c:mn>\n                        <c:mtext>\u2009<\/c:mtext>\n                        <c:mtext>hours<\/c:mtext>\n                     <\/c:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>; and maternal-related predictors such as maternal HIV infection, maternal childbirth-related complications, and maternal near-miss were stated to increase a likelihood of newborn death in Ethiopia. Conclusion. Public health interventions directed at decreasing neonatal mortality should address the rural residents, mothers not having ANC follow-up, low birth weight, twin pregnancy, and maternal HIV infection. 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