Liberia vs Zimbabwe: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Liberia
3.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
3.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
5th
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Liberia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.37 deaths per 100 live births against 3.29 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.75 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 8.19 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 4.65 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 5.7 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6096 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0449 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Liberia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.37 deaths per 100 live births against 3.29 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Liberia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Zimbabwe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Zimbabwe rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Liberia ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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 .