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
20406080196519942024

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

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.