Comoros vs Zambia: Infant mortality rate
Comoros
3.5 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
3.46 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Comoros rank
32nd
Zambia rank
35th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Comoros
- Zambia
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 3.5 deaths per 100 live births against 3.46 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.96 deaths per 100 live births | 8.23 deaths per 100 live births | 5.73 deaths per 100 live births | Comoros |
| 1980s | 11.14 deaths per 100 live births | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2 deaths per 100 live births | Comoros |
| 1990s | 7.98 deaths per 100 live births | 9.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9983 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0854 deaths per 100 live births | Comoros |
| 2020s | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1724 deaths per 100 live births | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Comoros or Zambia?
- Comoros, at 3.5 deaths per 100 live births against 3.46 deaths per 100 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Comoros and Zambia?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Zambia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Zambia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Comoros ranks 32nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .