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
246810195219882024

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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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .