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Dominican Republic vs Zambia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Dominican Republic
21.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
21.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
40th
Zambia rank
37th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 21.4 per 1,000 live births against 21.2 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 37th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 40.4 per 1,000 live births 36.2 per 1,000 live births 4.2 per 1,000 live births Dominican Republic
1970s 38.6 per 1,000 live births 34.51 per 1,000 live births 4.09 per 1,000 live births Dominican Republic
1980s 28.9 per 1,000 live births 35.3 per 1,000 live births 6.4 per 1,000 live births Zambia
1990s 23.1 per 1,000 live births 34.18 per 1,000 live births 11.08 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2000s 23.17 per 1,000 live births 28.39 per 1,000 live births 5.22 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2010s 24.22 per 1,000 live births 23.48 per 1,000 live births 0.74 per 1,000 live births Dominican Republic
2020s 22.4 per 1,000 live births 21.62 per 1,000 live births 0.78 per 1,000 live births Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Dominican Republic or Zambia?
Zambia, at 21.4 per 1,000 live births against 21.2 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Dominican Republic and Zambia?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Zambia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 37th of 197 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
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.