Number of neonatal deaths in Zambia
Zambia: Number of neonatal deaths was 14,944 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14,944 deaths
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
33rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
15,003 deaths
in 2000
All-time low
7,637 deaths
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Zambia is 14,944 deaths, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Zambia peaked at 15,003 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,637 deaths, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 33rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Zambia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,637 deaths | — |
| 1971 | 7,778 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 7,921 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 8,062 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 8,210 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 8,445 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 8,611 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 8,837 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 9,059 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 9,278 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 9,474 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 9,772 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 10,145 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 10,569 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 10,980 deaths | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 11,427 deaths | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 11,829 deaths | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 12,175 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 12,489 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 12,786 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 12,955 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 13,056 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 13,087 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 13,299 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 13,586 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 13,884 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 14,184 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 14,483 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 14,808 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 14,989 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 15,003 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14,848 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 14,603 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 14,275 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 14,095 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 13,975 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 13,974 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 13,990 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14,099 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 14,217 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 14,324 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 14,391 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 14,406 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 14,365 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 14,336 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 14,317 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14,295 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14,245 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 14,265 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14,309 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14,322 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 14,420 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 14,608 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 14,764 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 14,944 deaths | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,384 deaths | 7,637 deaths | 9,278 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,165 deaths | 9,474 deaths | 12,786 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,833 deaths | 12,955 deaths | 14,989 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,308 deaths | 13,974 deaths | 15,003 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,325 deaths | 14,245 deaths | 14,406 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,612 deaths | 14,322 deaths | 14,944 deaths | 5 |
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- 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Zambia?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Zambia was 14,944 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,003 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,637 deaths in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Zambia ranks 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .