Togo vs Zambia: Infant mortality by sex
Togo
3.83 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
3.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Togo rank
33rd
Zambia rank
35th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Togo
- Zambia
How they compare
Togo currently reports 3.83 deaths per 100 live births against 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Togo ahead.
Togo ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Togo averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Togo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.84 deaths per 100 live births | 11.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.69 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 1960s | 13.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10.13 deaths per 100 live births | 3.84 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 1970s | 12.04 deaths per 100 live births | 8.99 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 1980s | 9.96 deaths per 100 live births | 9.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1762 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 1990s | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 6.8 deaths per 100 live births | 7.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3753 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4053 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 2020s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1855 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Togo or Zambia?
- Togo, at 3.83 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 Togo and Zambia?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Togo and Zambia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Togo and Zambia rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Togo ranks 33rd 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 .