Haiti vs Zambia: Child mortality rate
Haiti
5.6%
in 2023
Zambia
5.2%
in 2023
Haiti rank
25th
Zambia rank
27th
Child mortality rate over time
- Haiti
- Zambia
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 5.6% against 5.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.2% | 22.5% | 10.7% | Haiti |
| 1960s | 27.2% | 19.3% | 7.9% | Haiti |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 16.4% | 5.6% | Haiti |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 16.8% | 0.1% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 17.4% | 4.8% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 11.5% | 2.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.9% | 0.8% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 0.2% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Haiti or Zambia?
- Haiti, at 5.6% against 5.2% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Haiti and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Zambia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Haiti ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.