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
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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

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
% of children
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.