Neonatal mortality rate in Zambia
Zambia: Neonatal mortality rate was 21.44 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.44
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
37th
of 199 countries
All-time high
36.23
in 1969
All-time low
21.44
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Zambia, 1969–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Zambia is 21.44, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure 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 36.23 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 21.44, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 37th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 36.23 | — |
| 1970 | 35.88 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 35.46 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 35.01 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 34.55 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 34.18 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 33.93 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 33.83 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 33.89 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 34.07 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 34.23 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 34.39 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 34.55 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 34.77 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 35.05 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 35.31 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 35.57 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 35.77 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 35.86 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 35.92 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 35.8 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 35.46 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 34.95 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 34.41 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 34.1 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 33.94 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 33.84 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 33.85 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.89 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 33.85 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 33.56 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 32.97 | -1.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.23 | 36.23 | 36.23 | 1 |
| 1970s | 34.5 | 33.83 | 35.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.3 | 34.39 | 35.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.18 | 33.56 | 35.46 | 10 |
| 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Zambia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Zambia was 21.44 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.23 in 1969.
- 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 37th out of 199 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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