Burundi vs Zambia: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Burundi
4.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
4.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Zambia rank
32nd
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burundi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.84 deaths per 100 live births against 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.03 deaths per 100 live births | 20.9 deaths per 100 live births | 4.13 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1960s | 24.62 deaths per 100 live births | 19.28 deaths per 100 live births | 5.34 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1970s | 25.31 deaths per 100 live births | 16.22 deaths per 100 live births | 9.09 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 18.71 deaths per 100 live births | 16.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 17.09 deaths per 100 live births | 17.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.144 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 12.58 deaths per 100 live births | 11.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 7.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.816 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.056 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Burundi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.84 deaths per 100 live births against 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Burundi and Zambia?
- 0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Zambia rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.