Neonatal mortality wdi in Zambia
Zambia: Neonatal mortality wdi was 2.14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.14
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
37th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.62
in 1969
All-time low
2.14
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Neonatal mortality wdi in Zambia, 1969–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 2.14 for neonatal mortality wdi in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 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 wdi in Zambia peaked at 3.62 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 2.14, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.62 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.45 | 3.38 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.53 | 3.44 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.42 | 3.36 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 | 2.51 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 | 2.21 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 2.14 | 2.19 | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 290,979 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 302,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 301,939 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.31 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.98 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality wdi in Zambia?
- Neonatal mortality wdi in Zambia was 2.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 in 1969.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for neonatal mortality wdi?
- Zambia ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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