Kenya vs Zambia: Infant mortality rate
Kenya
3.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
3.46 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
37th
Zambia rank
35th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.46 deaths per 100 live births against 3.42 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
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 199 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 | 13.83 deaths per 100 live births | 10.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 1960s | 9.86 deaths per 100 live births | 9.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2816 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.94 deaths per 100 live births | 8.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5161 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1980s | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1990s | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | 9.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3082 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0097 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.46 deaths per 100 live births against 3.42 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, 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?
- Kenya ranks 37th 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 .