Ethiopia vs Zambia: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Ethiopia
34.49
in 2024
Zambia
34.61
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Zambia rank
35th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 34.61 against 34.49 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.12.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 35th of 200 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 | 143.53 | 94.23 | 49.3 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 155.58 | 84.57 | 71.01 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 159.11 | 91.44 | 67.68 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 111.93 | 98.71 | 13.22 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 76.57 | 66.39 | 10.17 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 49.36 | 42.52 | 6.84 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 42.15 | 35.28 | 6.87 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 34.61 against 34.49 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 0.12, with Zambia 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 rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 35th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.