Djibouti vs Zambia: Child mortality by sex
Djibouti
5.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
5.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
31st
Zambia rank
32nd
Child mortality by sex over time
- Djibouti
- Zambia
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 5.33 deaths per 100 live births against 5.29 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.52 deaths per 100 live births | 15.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5253 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 14.06 deaths per 100 live births | 17.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1990s | 11.43 deaths per 100 live births | 18.04 deaths per 100 live births | 6.62 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | 11.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7.16 deaths per 100 live births | 6.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3685 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2375 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Djibouti or Zambia?
- Djibouti, at 5.33 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 Djibouti and Zambia?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Zambia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Zambia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Djibouti ranks 31st 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .