Ethiopia vs Zambia: Child mortality by sex
Ethiopia
5.02
in 2024
Zambia
5.29
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
35th
Zambia rank
32nd
Child mortality by sex over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.29 against 5.02 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.27.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.47 | 19.32 | 7.16 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 27.79 | 16.79 | 10.99 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 27.42 | 17.23 | 10.19 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 18.78 | 18.04 | 0.7383 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 12.3 | 11.87 | 0.436 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 7.49 | 6.79 | 0.6944 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 5.45 | 0.8726 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.29 against 5.02 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 0.27, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.