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

0.5 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, male (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, male

Angola

53.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Zambia

52.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Angola rank

30th

Zambia rank

32nd

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

Angola
Zambia

How they compare

Angola currently reports 53.4 per 1,000 live births against 52.9 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

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

Angola ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 32nd 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	230.91 per 1,000 live births	172.31 per 1,000 live births	58.6 per 1,000 live births	Angola
1990s	218.23 per 1,000 live births	180.46 per 1,000 live births	37.77 per 1,000 live births	Angola
2000s	146.56 per 1,000 live births	118.68 per 1,000 live births	27.88 per 1,000 live births	Angola
2010s	71 per 1,000 live births	67.93 per 1,000 live births	3.07 per 1,000 live births	Angola
2020s	56.28 per 1,000 live births	54.54 per 1,000 live births	1.74 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, male, Angola or Zambia?: Angola, at 53.4 per 1,000 live births against 52.9 per 1,000 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Angola and Zambia?: 0.5 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, male?: Angola ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 32nd 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, male (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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.