East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Mortality rate, under-5
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
13.95 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
48.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Zambia rank
32nd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 48.4 per 1,000 live births against 13.95 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 34.45 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Zambia's figure about 3.5 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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 | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.66 per 1,000 live births | 172.32 per 1,000 live births | 119.66 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 32.26 per 1,000 live births | 111.09 per 1,000 live births | 78.83 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 18.12 per 1,000 live births | 62.46 per 1,000 live births | 44.34 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 14.69 per 1,000 live births | 49.98 per 1,000 live births | 35.29 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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 48.4 per 1,000 live births against 13.95 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Zambia?
- 34.45 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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 (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 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.