Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, United States of America or Zambia?

United States of America, at 14,046 deaths against 13,071 deaths in Zambia as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between United States of America and Zambia?

975 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Zambia?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

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.

United States of America vs Zambia: Number of neonatal deaths

United States of America

14,046 deaths

in 2019

Zambia

13,071 deaths

in 2019

United States of America rank

33rd

Zambia rank

35th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

United States of America
Zambia

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 14,046 deaths against 13,071 deaths in Zambia, a difference of 975 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 35th of 204 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States of America	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	79,414 deaths	7,606 deaths	71,807 deaths	United States of America
1960s	67,577 deaths	9,648 deaths	57,929 deaths	United States of America
1970s	39,531 deaths	10,099 deaths	29,432 deaths	United States of America
1980s	26,624 deaths	11,567 deaths	15,057 deaths	United States of America
1990s	20,410 deaths	13,550 deaths	6,859 deaths	United States of America
2000s	18,526 deaths	15,180 deaths	3,346 deaths	United States of America
2010s	15,333 deaths	13,900 deaths	1,434 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, United States of America or Zambia?: United States of America, at 14,046 deaths against 13,071 deaths in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between United States of America and Zambia?: 975 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Zambia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do United States of America and Zambia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: United States of America ranks 33rd 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.