Yemen vs Zambia: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Yemen
33.85
in 2024
Zambia
34.61
in 2024
Yemen rank
38th
Zambia rank
35th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Yemen
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 34.61 against 33.85 in Yemen, a difference of 0.76.
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 200 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 | 279.73 | 101.44 | 178.29 | Yemen |
| 1960s | 258.55 | 95.75 | 162.8 | Yemen |
| 1970s | 194.05 | 84.57 | 109.49 | Yemen |
| 1980s | 121.45 | 91.44 | 30.01 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 88.44 | 98.71 | 10.27 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 61.12 | 66.39 | 5.28 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 42.13 | 42.52 | 0.3862 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 35.84 | 35.28 | 0.554 | Yemen |
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), Yemen or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 34.61 against 33.85 in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Yemen and Zambia?
- 0.76, 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 rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Yemen ranks 38th 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.