Africa Western and Central vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, neonatal

Africa Western and Central
31.88 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
33.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
5th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 33.7 per 1,000 live births against 31.88 per 1,000 live births in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 1.82 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 47.33 per 1,000 live births 20.56 per 1,000 live births 26.77 per 1,000 live births Africa Western and Central
2000s 39.09 per 1,000 live births 25.36 per 1,000 live births 13.73 per 1,000 live births Africa Western and Central
2010s 34.24 per 1,000 live births 27.97 per 1,000 live births 6.27 per 1,000 live births Africa Western and Central
2020s 32.58 per 1,000 live births 32.78 per 1,000 live births 0.1962 per 1,000 live births Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Africa Western and Central or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 33.7 per 1,000 live births against 31.88 per 1,000 live births in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Africa Western and Central and Zimbabwe?
1.82 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Zimbabwe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.