Dominican Republic vs Zambia: Neonatal mortality rate
Dominican Republic
2.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
2.14 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
40th
Zambia rank
37th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.14 deaths per 100 live births against 2.12 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4179 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.41 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6389 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5236 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0718 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0768 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Dominican Republic or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.14 deaths per 100 live births against 2.12 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Dominican Republic and Zambia?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Zambia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Zambia rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .