What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Angola and Zambia?

0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Angola ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Zambia: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Angola

44.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Zambia

43.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Angola rank

28th

Zambia rank

30th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

Angola
Zambia

How they compare

Angola currently reports 44.4 per 1,000 live births against 43.7 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 30th of 197 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	208.97 per 1,000 live births	158.15 per 1,000 live births	50.82 per 1,000 live births	Angola
1990s	195.73 per 1,000 live births	163.67 per 1,000 live births	32.06 per 1,000 live births	Angola
2000s	128.45 per 1,000 live births	103.08 per 1,000 live births	25.37 per 1,000 live births	Angola
2010s	59.97 per 1,000 live births	56.67 per 1,000 live births	3.3 per 1,000 live births	Angola
2020s	47.02 per 1,000 live births	45.18 per 1,000 live births	1.84 per 1,000 live births	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Angola or Zambia?: Angola, at 44.4 per 1,000 live births against 43.7 per 1,000 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Angola and Zambia?: 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?: Angola ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 30th 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, under-5, female (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, under-5, female (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: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.