Yemen vs Zambia: Infant mortality by sex

Yemen
3.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
3.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Yemen rank
38th
Zambia rank
35th

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Yemen
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.81 deaths per 100 live births against 3.71 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Yemen ahead.

Yemen ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 35th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Yemen averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Yemen Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 29.73 deaths per 100 live births 10.74 deaths per 100 live births 18.99 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1960s 27.47 deaths per 100 live births 10.13 deaths per 100 live births 17.33 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1970s 20.63 deaths per 100 live births 8.99 deaths per 100 live births 11.64 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1980s 13.02 deaths per 100 live births 9.78 deaths per 100 live births 3.23 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1990s 9.5 deaths per 100 live births 10.49 deaths per 100 live births 0.9895 deaths per 100 live births Zambia
2000s 6.6 deaths per 100 live births 7.18 deaths per 100 live births 0.5782 deaths per 100 live births Zambia
2010s 4.59 deaths per 100 live births 4.66 deaths per 100 live births 0.0641 deaths per 100 live births Zambia
2020s 3.93 deaths per 100 live births 3.88 deaths per 100 live births 0.0522 deaths per 100 live births Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Yemen or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.81 deaths per 100 live births against 3.71 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Yemen and Zambia?
0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zambia?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Yemen and Zambia rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Yemen ranks 38th 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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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .