Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita was 0.0007 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0007 units per person for number of neonatal deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is 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 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 30th of 197 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
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0018 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 units per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0007 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 units per person, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Zambia was 0.0007 units 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 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 30th out of 197 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Number of neonatal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.