Ethiopia vs Zambia: Mortality rate, infant, male

Ethiopia
39.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
38.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Zambia rank
35th

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 39.6 per 1,000 live births against 38.1 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, a difference of 1.5 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 35th of 197 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 156.6 per 1,000 live births 99.67 per 1,000 live births 56.92 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1970s 169.48 per 1,000 live births 89.88 per 1,000 live births 79.6 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1980s 172.74 per 1,000 live births 97.84 per 1,000 live births 74.9 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1990s 124.27 per 1,000 live births 104.87 per 1,000 live births 19.4 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2000s 86.89 per 1,000 live births 71.78 per 1,000 live births 15.11 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2010s 56.85 per 1,000 live births 46.58 per 1,000 live births 10.27 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2020s 47.66 per 1,000 live births 38.78 per 1,000 live births 8.88 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Ethiopia or Zambia?
Ethiopia, at 39.6 per 1,000 live births against 38.1 per 1,000 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Ethiopia and Zambia?
1.5 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 35th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.