Caribbean Small States vs Zambia: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Caribbean Small States
16.13 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
43.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Caribbean Small States rank
29th
Zambia rank
30th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 43.7 per 1,000 live births against 16.13 per 1,000 live births in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 27.57 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.7 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.96 per 1,000 live births | 163.67 per 1,000 live births | 132.71 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 24.61 per 1,000 live births | 103.08 per 1,000 live births | 78.47 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 20.41 per 1,000 live births | 56.67 per 1,000 live births | 36.26 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | 45.18 per 1,000 live births | 28.08 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Caribbean Small States or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 43.7 per 1,000 live births against 16.13 per 1,000 live births in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Caribbean Small States and Zambia?
- 27.57 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 30th 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, 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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About this data
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.