Neonatal mortality rate in Zambia
Zambia: Neonatal mortality rate was 21.44 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Zambia is 21.44, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Zambia peaked at 32.97 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.44, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 34th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.97 | — |
| 2001 | 32.14 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 30.97 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 29.6 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 28.34 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 27.24 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 26.41 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 25.81 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 25.42 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 25.1 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 24.8 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.53 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 24.25 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 23.94 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 23.68 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 23.39 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 23.09 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.74 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 22.4 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 22.1 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 21.85 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 21.69 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 21.63 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 21.55 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 21.44 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4 | 25.1 | 32.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.49 | 22.1 | 24.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.63 | 21.44 | 21.85 | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2018)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Zambia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Zambia was 21.44 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.97 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.44 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Zambia ranks 34th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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