Djibouti vs Zambia: Neonatal mortality rate

Djibouti
2.1%
in 2019
Zambia
2.1%
in 2019
Djibouti rank
38th
Zambia rank
39th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Djibouti
  • Zambia
012345195019842019

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.

Djibouti ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 39th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 4.1% 4.5% 0.4% Zambia
1960s 3.9% 4.2% 0.3% Zambia
1970s 3.7% 3.7% 0.0% Zambia
1980s 3.4% 3.4% 0.0% Djibouti
1990s 3.2% 3.2% 0.0% Djibouti
2000s 2.8% 3.1% 0.2% Zambia
2010s 2.4% 2.4% 0.0% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Djibouti or Zambia?
Djibouti, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Djibouti and Zambia?
0.0%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Zambia?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Djibouti and Zambia rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Djibouti ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 39th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death between 0 and 27 days.