What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Niger and Zimbabwe?

0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zimbabwe?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 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.

Niger vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, neonatal

Niger

32.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Zimbabwe

33.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Niger rank

8th

Zimbabwe rank

5th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Niger
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 33.7 per 1,000 live births against 32.8 per 1,000 live births in Niger, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 196 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	60.2 per 1,000 live births	33.6 per 1,000 live births	26.6 per 1,000 live births	Niger
1970s	60.78 per 1,000 live births	35.37 per 1,000 live births	25.41 per 1,000 live births	Niger
1980s	57.24 per 1,000 live births	29.86 per 1,000 live births	27.38 per 1,000 live births	Niger
1990s	50.54 per 1,000 live births	20.56 per 1,000 live births	29.98 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2000s	38.62 per 1,000 live births	25.36 per 1,000 live births	13.26 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2010s	34.34 per 1,000 live births	27.97 per 1,000 live births	6.37 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2020s	33.54 per 1,000 live births	32.78 per 1,000 live births	0.76 per 1,000 live births	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Niger or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 33.7 per 1,000 live births against 32.8 per 1,000 live births in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Niger and Zimbabwe?: 0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zimbabwe?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Niger and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Niger ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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.