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East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Zambia: Mortality rate, infant

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
34.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
35th
Zambia rank
34th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 34.6 per 1,000 live births against 11.3 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 23.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Zambia's figure about 3.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 41.74 per 1,000 live births 98.71 per 1,000 live births 56.97 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2000s 25.71 per 1,000 live births 66.39 per 1,000 live births 40.68 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2010s 14.47 per 1,000 live births 42.52 per 1,000 live births 28.05 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2020s 11.84 per 1,000 live births 35.26 per 1,000 live births 23.42 per 1,000 live births Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 34.6 per 1,000 live births against 11.3 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia?
23.3 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Zambia: Mortality rate, infant. Statizoid, drawing on UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/mortality-rate-infant-per-1-000-live-births/east-asia-and-pacific-ida-and-ibrd-countries/zambia/

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.