Burundi vs Zambia: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Burundi
51 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
52.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Zambia rank
32nd

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Burundi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 52.9 per 1,000 live births against 51 per 1,000 live births in Burundi, a difference of 1.9 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 251 per 1,000 live births 193.94 per 1,000 live births 57.06 per 1,000 live births Burundi
1970s 258.56 per 1,000 live births 167.95 per 1,000 live births 90.61 per 1,000 live births Burundi
1980s 193.59 per 1,000 live births 172.31 per 1,000 live births 21.28 per 1,000 live births Burundi
1990s 178.32 per 1,000 live births 180.46 per 1,000 live births 2.14 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2000s 132.93 per 1,000 live births 118.68 per 1,000 live births 14.25 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2010s 75.75 per 1,000 live births 67.93 per 1,000 live births 7.82 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2020s 54.62 per 1,000 live births 54.54 per 1,000 live births 0.08 per 1,000 live births Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Burundi or Zambia?
Zambia, at 52.9 per 1,000 live births against 51 per 1,000 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Burundi and Zambia?
1.9 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Burundi ranks 34th 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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About this data

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

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.