Ethiopia vs Zambia: Infant mortality by sex
Ethiopia
3.96 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
3.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Zambia rank
35th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.96 deaths per 100 live births against 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 35th 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 | 15.66 deaths per 100 live births | 9.97 deaths per 100 live births | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 16.95 deaths per 100 live births | 8.99 deaths per 100 live births | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 17.27 deaths per 100 live births | 9.78 deaths per 100 live births | 7.49 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 12.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | 7.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8885 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Ethiopia, at 3.96 deaths per 100 live births against 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 0.15 deaths per 100 live births, with Ethiopia 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 infant mortality by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 35th 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .