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

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.

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

49 years are reported by both, from 1976 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.

Djibouti vs Zambia: Mortality rate, under-5

Djibouti

48.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Zambia

48.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Djibouti rank

29th

Zambia rank

32nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Djibouti
Zambia

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 48.9 per 1,000 live births against 48.4 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 29th 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	162.25 per 1,000 live births	153.93 per 1,000 live births	8.32 per 1,000 live births	Djibouti
1980s	133.4 per 1,000 live births	165.4 per 1,000 live births	32 per 1,000 live births	Zambia
1990s	107.67 per 1,000 live births	172.32 per 1,000 live births	64.65 per 1,000 live births	Zambia
2000s	88.11 per 1,000 live births	111.09 per 1,000 live births	22.98 per 1,000 live births	Zambia
2010s	66.31 per 1,000 live births	62.46 per 1,000 live births	3.85 per 1,000 live births	Djibouti
2020s	52.24 per 1,000 live births	49.98 per 1,000 live births	2.26 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, Djibouti or Zambia?: Djibouti, at 48.9 per 1,000 live births against 48.4 per 1,000 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Djibouti and Zambia?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Zambia?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Djibouti ranks 29th 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.