Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Zambia
Zambia: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 20.23 in 2030. β¬ Flat
Latest (2030)
20.23
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
33rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
21.23
in 2025
All-time low
20.23
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Zambia, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 20.23 for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
That places Zambia 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 20.83 | 20.43 | 21.23 | 5 |
| 2030s | 20.23 | 20.23 | 20.23 | 1 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.495 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Zambia?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Zambia was 20.23 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.23 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.23 in 2030.
- How does Zambia rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Zambia ranks 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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