Kenya vs Zambia: Infant mortality rate
Kenya
34.15 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
34.61 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
39th
Zambia rank
37th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 34.61 per 1,000 live births against 34.15 per 1,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.46 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 37th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.76 per 1,000 live births | 66.39 per 1,000 live births | 14.63 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 39.44 per 1,000 live births | 42.52 per 1,000 live births | 3.08 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 35.38 per 1,000 live births | 35.28 per 1,000 live births | 0.097 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 34.61 per 1,000 live births against 34.15 per 1,000 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.46 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 37th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.