Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Number of neonatal deaths

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
74,832
in 2024
Zambia
14,944
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Zambia rank
33rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 74,832 against 14,944 in Zambia, a difference of 59,888.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.0 times Zambia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 224,546 13,833 210,713 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 142,552 14,308 128,245 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 103,100 14,325 88,775 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 82,316 14,612 67,704 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 74,832 against 14,944 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia?
59,888, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.