Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Neonatal mortality rate
Somalia
34.24 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
33.68 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Somalia rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
5th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 34.24 per 1,000 live births against 33.68 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.56 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 212 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3 per 1,000 live births | 25.36 per 1,000 live births | 19.95 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | 27.97 per 1,000 live births | 13.13 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 35.62 per 1,000 live births | 32.77 per 1,000 live births | 2.85 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Somalia, at 34.24 per 1,000 live births against 33.68 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.56 per 1,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Somalia ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 212 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.