Pacific island small states vs Zambia: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Pacific island small states
20.92 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
43.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pacific island small states rank
27th
Zambia rank
30th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Pacific island small states
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 43.7 per 1,000 live births against 20.92 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states, a difference of 22.78 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.1 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 27th 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 | Pacific island small states | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.45 per 1,000 live births | 163.67 per 1,000 live births | 134.22 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 25.04 per 1,000 live births | 103.08 per 1,000 live births | 78.04 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 22.17 per 1,000 live births | 56.67 per 1,000 live births | 34.5 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 21.61 per 1,000 live births | 45.18 per 1,000 live births | 23.57 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, Pacific island small states or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 43.7 per 1,000 live births against 20.92 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Pacific island small states and Zambia?
- 22.78 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Pacific island small states and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 27th 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.