Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia

Zambia: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita was 0.0007 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0007 deaths per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
30th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0018 deaths per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.0007 deaths per person
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia, 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.

Analysis

In 2024, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0007 deaths per person. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0018 deaths per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 deaths per person, in 2024.

Zambia ranks 30th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia, 1970 to 2024.
Year deaths per person Change
1970 0.0018 deaths per person
1971 0.0018 deaths per person -0.9%
1972 0.0017 deaths per person -1.0%
1973 0.0017 deaths per person -1.1%
1974 0.0017 deaths per person -1.1%
1975 0.0017 deaths per person -0.2%
1976 0.0017 deaths per person -1.1%
1977 0.0017 deaths per person -0.4%
1978 0.0017 deaths per person -0.5%
1979 0.0016 deaths per person -0.6%
1980 0.0016 deaths per person -0.9%
1981 0.0016 deaths per person +0.0%
1982 0.0016 deaths per person +0.5%
1983 0.0017 deaths per person +0.9%
1984 0.0017 deaths per person +0.7%
1985 0.0017 deaths per person +1.0%
1986 0.0017 deaths per person +0.5%
1987 0.0017 deaths per person -0.0%
1988 0.0017 deaths per person -0.2%
1989 0.0017 deaths per person -0.3%
1990 0.0017 deaths per person -1.2%
1991 0.0016 deaths per person -1.7%
1992 0.0016 deaths per person -2.2%
1993 0.0016 deaths per person -0.8%
1994 0.0016 deaths per person -0.3%
1995 0.0016 deaths per person -0.2%
1996 0.0016 deaths per person -0.3%
1997 0.0016 deaths per person -0.5%
1998 0.0016 deaths per person -0.4%
1999 0.0015 deaths per person -1.5%
2000 0.0015 deaths per person -2.7%
2001 0.0014 deaths per person -4.0%
2002 0.0014 deaths per person -4.6%
2003 0.0013 deaths per person -5.2%
2004 0.0012 deaths per person -4.3%
2005 0.0012 deaths per person -4.1%
2006 0.0012 deaths per person -3.4%
2007 0.0011 deaths per person -3.4%
2008 0.0011 deaths per person -2.8%
2009 0.0011 deaths per person -2.7%
2010 0.001 deaths per person -2.7%
2011 0.001 deaths per person -2.8%
2012 0.001 deaths per person -3.1%
2013 0.0009 deaths per person -3.4%
2014 0.0009 deaths per person -3.3%
2015 0.0009 deaths per person -3.2%
2016 0.0008 deaths per person -3.2%
2017 0.0008 deaths per person -3.4%
2018 0.0008 deaths per person -2.8%
2019 0.0008 deaths per person -2.6%
2020 0.0008 deaths per person -2.8%
2021 0.0007 deaths per person -2.1%
2022 0.0007 deaths per person -1.5%
2023 0.0007 deaths per person -1.7%
2024 0.0007 deaths per person -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0017 deaths per person 0.0016 deaths per person 0.0018 deaths per person 10
1980s 0.0017 deaths per person 0.0016 deaths per person 0.0017 deaths per person 10
1990s 0.0016 deaths per person 0.0015 deaths per person 0.0017 deaths per person 10
2000s 0.0012 deaths per person 0.0011 deaths per person 0.0015 deaths per person 10
2010s 0.0009 deaths per person 0.0008 deaths per person 0.001 deaths per person 10
2020s 0.0007 deaths per person 0.0007 deaths per person 0.0008 deaths per person 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 27 Madagascar 0.0007 deaths per person compare
  2. 28 Yemen 0.0007 deaths per person compare
  3. 29 Mauritania 0.0007 deaths per person compare
  4. 31 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0007 deaths per person compare
  5. 32 Gambia 0.0007 deaths per person compare
  6. 33 Lesotho 0.0007 deaths per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia?
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia was 0.0007 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0018 deaths per person in 1970.
What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 deaths per person in 2024.
How does Zambia rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
Zambia ranks 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of neonatal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita
Unit
deaths per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,863 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.