Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita was 0.0007 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita in Zambia is 0.0007 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0018 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 2024.
That places Zambia 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0018 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 units per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0007 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 units per person, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita in Zambia?
- Neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita in Zambia was 0.0007 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Neonatal deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.