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
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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About this data
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.