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

1.3 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?

61 years are reported by both, from 1964 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Zambia: Mortality rate, under-5

Burundi

47.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Zambia

48.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Burundi rank

34th

Zambia rank

32nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Burundi
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 48.4 per 1,000 live births against 47.1 per 1,000 live births in Burundi, a difference of 1.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 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	244.98 per 1,000 live births	188.22 per 1,000 live births	56.77 per 1,000 live births	Burundi
1970s	253.13 per 1,000 live births	162.19 per 1,000 live births	90.94 per 1,000 live births	Burundi
1980s	187.07 per 1,000 live births	165.4 per 1,000 live births	21.67 per 1,000 live births	Burundi
1990s	170.88 per 1,000 live births	172.32 per 1,000 live births	1.44 per 1,000 live births	Zambia
2000s	125.77 per 1,000 live births	111.09 per 1,000 live births	14.68 per 1,000 live births	Burundi
2010s	70.62 per 1,000 live births	62.46 per 1,000 live births	8.16 per 1,000 live births	Burundi
2020s	50.54 per 1,000 live births	49.98 per 1,000 live births	0.56 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, Burundi or Zambia?: Zambia, at 48.4 per 1,000 live births against 47.1 per 1,000 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burundi and Zambia?: 1.3 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: 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 (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 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.