Namibia vs Zambia: Neonatal mortality rate
Namibia
2.14 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
2.14 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
38th
Zambia rank
37th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.14 deaths per 100 live births against 2.14 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | 3.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6008 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2051 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4212 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7032 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6722 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0408 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1023 deaths per 100 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 2.14 deaths per 100 live births against 2.14 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Namibia ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .