Djibouti vs Zambia: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita

Djibouti
4.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
4.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
29th
Zambia rank
32nd

Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Djibouti
  • Zambia
510152025195219882024

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 4.89 deaths per 100 live births against 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 200 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 16.23 deaths per 100 live births 15.39 deaths per 100 live births 0.8325 deaths per 100 live births Djibouti
1980s 13.34 deaths per 100 live births 16.54 deaths per 100 live births 3.2 deaths per 100 live births Zambia
1990s 10.77 deaths per 100 live births 17.23 deaths per 100 live births 6.46 deaths per 100 live births Zambia
2000s 8.81 deaths per 100 live births 11.11 deaths per 100 live births 2.3 deaths per 100 live births Zambia
2010s 6.63 deaths per 100 live births 6.25 deaths per 100 live births 0.385 deaths per 100 live births Djibouti
2020s 5.22 deaths per 100 live births 5 deaths per 100 live births 0.226 deaths per 100 live births Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Djibouti or Zambia?
Djibouti, at 4.89 deaths per 100 live births against 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Djibouti and Zambia?
0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Zambia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Zambia rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
Djibouti ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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Indicator
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,286 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.