What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Comoros and Zambia?

0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Comoros ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Zambia?

52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.

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.

Comoros vs Zambia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Comoros

22.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Zambia

21.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Comoros rank

34th

Zambia rank

37th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Comoros
Zambia

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 22.1 per 1,000 live births against 21.4 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.

Comoros ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 37th of 196 countries.

Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	78.56 per 1,000 live births	34.1 per 1,000 live births	44.46 per 1,000 live births	Comoros
1980s	62.25 per 1,000 live births	35.3 per 1,000 live births	26.95 per 1,000 live births	Comoros
1990s	41.12 per 1,000 live births	34.18 per 1,000 live births	6.94 per 1,000 live births	Comoros
2000s	32.06 per 1,000 live births	28.39 per 1,000 live births	3.67 per 1,000 live births	Comoros
2010s	26.6 per 1,000 live births	23.48 per 1,000 live births	3.12 per 1,000 live births	Comoros
2020s	23.16 per 1,000 live births	21.62 per 1,000 live births	1.54 per 1,000 live births	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Comoros or Zambia?: Comoros, at 22.1 per 1,000 live births against 21.4 per 1,000 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Comoros and Zambia?: 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Zambia?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Comoros ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 37th of 196 countries.
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: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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