What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?

0 deaths per person, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Zambia: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Lesotho

0.0007 deaths per person

in 2024

Zambia

0.0007 deaths per person

in 2024

Lesotho rank

33rd

Zambia rank

30th

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

Lesotho
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0007 deaths per person against 0.0007 deaths per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0 deaths per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 30th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0022 deaths per person	0.0017 deaths per person	0.0005 deaths per person	Lesotho
1980s	0.0015 deaths per person	0.0017 deaths per person	0.0001 deaths per person	Zambia
1990s	0.0012 deaths per person	0.0016 deaths per person	0.0004 deaths per person	Zambia
2000s	0.0011 deaths per person	0.0012 deaths per person	0.0001 deaths per person	Zambia
2010s	0.001 deaths per person	0.0009 deaths per person	0.0001 deaths per person	Lesotho
2020s	0.0007 deaths per person	0.0007 deaths per person	0 deaths per person	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Lesotho or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0007 deaths per person against 0.0007 deaths per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?: 0 deaths per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?: Lesotho ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 30th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita
Unit: deaths per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 9,863 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.