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
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
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.