Liberia vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, neonatal
Liberia
32.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
33.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
5th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Liberia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 33.7 per 1,000 live births against 32.9 per 1,000 live births in Liberia, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.46 per 1,000 live births | 33.34 per 1,000 live births | 64.12 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 81.87 per 1,000 live births | 35.37 per 1,000 live births | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 66.86 per 1,000 live births | 29.86 per 1,000 live births | 37 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 56.95 per 1,000 live births | 20.56 per 1,000 live births | 36.39 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 41.51 per 1,000 live births | 25.36 per 1,000 live births | 16.15 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 34.05 per 1,000 live births | 27.97 per 1,000 live births | 6.08 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2020s | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | 32.78 per 1,000 live births | 0.42 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Liberia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 33.7 per 1,000 live births against 32.9 per 1,000 live births in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Liberia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Zimbabwe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Liberia ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.