Kenya vs Zambia: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Kenya
34.15
in 2024
Zambia
34.61
in 2024
Kenya rank
37th
Zambia rank
35th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 34.61 against 34.15 in Kenya, a difference of 0.46.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 35th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 138.3 | 104.68 | 33.62 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 98.57 | 95.75 | 2.82 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 79.41 | 84.57 | 5.16 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 64.87 | 91.44 | 26.56 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 69.33 | 98.71 | 29.38 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 51.76 | 66.39 | 14.63 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 39.44 | 42.52 | 3.08 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 35.38 | 35.28 | 0.097 | Kenya |
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), Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 34.61 against 34.15 in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.46, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Kenya ranks 37th 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.