Namibia vs Zambia: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Namibia
21.38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
21.44 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
40th
Zambia rank
39th
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 21.44 per 1,000 live births against 21.38 per 1,000 live births in Namibia, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 39th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.68 per 1,000 live births | 28.4 per 1,000 live births | 6.72 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | 23.49 per 1,000 live births | 0.4082 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 22.66 per 1,000 live births | 21.63 per 1,000 live births | 1.02 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 21.44 per 1,000 live births against 21.38 per 1,000 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.06 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Namibia ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 39th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.