Latin America & Caribbean vs Zambia: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Latin America & Caribbean
16.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
52.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Zambia rank
32nd
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 52.9 per 1,000 live births against 16.9 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 36 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Zambia's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.12 per 1,000 live births | 180.46 per 1,000 live births | 132.34 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 29.26 per 1,000 live births | 118.68 per 1,000 live births | 89.42 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 20.82 per 1,000 live births | 67.93 per 1,000 live births | 47.11 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 17.62 per 1,000 live births | 54.54 per 1,000 live births | 36.92 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, male, Latin America & Caribbean or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 52.9 per 1,000 live births against 16.9 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Latin America & Caribbean and Zambia?
- 36 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 32nd 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, 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.