Dominica vs Zambia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Dominica
3.11 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
3.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominica rank
34th
Zambia rank
35th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Dominica
- Zambia
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 3.11 deaths per 100 live births against 3.1 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Dominica ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.56 deaths per 100 live births | 8.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 7.9 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 8.47 deaths per 100 live births | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 9.22 deaths per 100 live births | 7.79 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 6.07 deaths per 100 live births | 4.31 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1256 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Dominica or Zambia?
- Dominica, at 3.11 deaths per 100 live births against 3.1 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Dominica and Zambia?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Zambia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Dominica ranks 34th 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 rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .