Nepal vs Zambia: Number of neonatal deaths
Nepal
11,717 deaths
in 2019
Zambia
13,071 deaths
in 2019
Nepal rank
38th
Zambia rank
35th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Nepal
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 13,071 deaths against 11,717 deaths in Nepal, a difference of 1,354 deaths.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 35th of 204 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43,479 deaths | 7,606 deaths | 35,873 deaths | Nepal |
| 1960s | 42,172 deaths | 9,648 deaths | 32,524 deaths | Nepal |
| 1970s | 47,227 deaths | 10,099 deaths | 37,128 deaths | Nepal |
| 1980s | 51,024 deaths | 11,567 deaths | 39,457 deaths | Nepal |
| 1990s | 40,600 deaths | 13,550 deaths | 27,050 deaths | Nepal |
| 2000s | 26,657 deaths | 15,180 deaths | 11,477 deaths | Nepal |
| 2010s | 15,377 deaths | 13,900 deaths | 1,477 deaths | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Nepal or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 13,071 deaths against 11,717 deaths in Nepal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Nepal and Zambia?
- 1,354 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zambia?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Nepal and Zambia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Nepal ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 35th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.