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

Djibouti
53.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
52.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
31st
Zambia rank
32nd

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Djibouti
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 53.3 per 1,000 live births against 52.9 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 165.2 per 1,000 live births 159.95 per 1,000 live births 5.25 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
1980s 140.6 per 1,000 live births 172.31 per 1,000 live births 31.71 per 1,000 live births Zambia
1990s 114.29 per 1,000 live births 180.46 per 1,000 live births 66.17 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2000s 94.05 per 1,000 live births 118.68 per 1,000 live births 24.63 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2010s 71.61 per 1,000 live births 67.93 per 1,000 live births 3.68 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
2020s 56.92 per 1,000 live births 54.54 per 1,000 live births 2.38 per 1,000 live births Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Djibouti or Zambia?
Djibouti, at 53.3 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 Djibouti and Zambia?
0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Zambia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Djibouti ranks 31st 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.