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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Zambia: Mortality rate, infant

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
13.38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
34.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st
Zambia rank
34th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 34.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.38 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 21.22 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 36.44 per 1,000 live births 98.71 per 1,000 live births 62.27 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2000s 22.48 per 1,000 live births 66.39 per 1,000 live births 43.91 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2010s 16.28 per 1,000 live births 42.52 per 1,000 live births 26.24 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2020s 13.95 per 1,000 live births 35.26 per 1,000 live births 21.31 per 1,000 live births Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 34.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.38 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia?
21.22 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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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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.