Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Zambia
Zambia: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 20.23 in 2030. ▬ 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
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Zambia, 2025–2030
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.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.23 | — |
| 2026 | 21.03 | -1.0% |
| 2027 | 20.83 | -1.0% |
| 2028 | 20.63 | -1.0% |
| 2029 | 20.43 | -1.0% |
| 2030 | 20.23 | -1.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 20.23 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.48, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 20.23 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.02, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 20.83 | 20.43 | 21.23 | 5 |
| 2030s | 20.23 | 20.23 | 20.23 | 1 |
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 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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