What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Angola and Zambia?

0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Angola ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Zambia: Child mortality by sex

Angola

5.34 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Zambia

5.29 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Angola rank

30th

Zambia rank

32nd

Child mortality by sex over time

Angola
Zambia

How they compare

Angola currently reports 5.34 deaths per 100 live births against 5.29 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	23.09 deaths per 100 live births	17.23 deaths per 100 live births	5.86 deaths per 100 live births	Angola
1990s	21.82 deaths per 100 live births	18.04 deaths per 100 live births	3.78 deaths per 100 live births	Angola
2000s	14.66 deaths per 100 live births	11.87 deaths per 100 live births	2.79 deaths per 100 live births	Angola
2010s	7.1 deaths per 100 live births	6.79 deaths per 100 live births	0.3073 deaths per 100 live births	Angola
2020s	5.63 deaths per 100 live births	5.45 deaths per 100 live births	0.1748 deaths per 100 live births	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Angola or Zambia?: Angola, at 5.34 deaths per 100 live births against 5.29 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Angola and Zambia?: 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for child mortality by sex?: Angola ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .