Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, neonatal
Nigeria
39 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
33.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
5th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 39 per 1,000 live births against 33.7 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 5.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.47 per 1,000 live births | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | 37.07 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 60.85 per 1,000 live births | 35.37 per 1,000 live births | 25.48 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 50.47 per 1,000 live births | 29.86 per 1,000 live births | 20.61 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 49.21 per 1,000 live births | 20.56 per 1,000 live births | 28.65 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 41.19 per 1,000 live births | 25.36 per 1,000 live births | 15.83 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 38.11 per 1,000 live births | 27.97 per 1,000 live births | 10.14 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 39.2 per 1,000 live births | 32.78 per 1,000 live births | 6.42 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Nigeria, at 39 per 1,000 live births against 33.7 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 5.3 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.