Brazil vs Zambia: Number of child deaths
Brazil
36,892 deaths
in 2024
Zambia
32,949 deaths
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
Zambia rank
32nd
Number of child deaths over time
- Brazil
- Zambia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36,892 deaths against 32,949 deaths in Zambia, a difference of 3,943 deaths.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 68 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 523,170 deaths | 28,973 deaths | 494,197 deaths | Brazil |
| 1960s | 485,021 deaths | 32,164 deaths | 452,857 deaths | Brazil |
| 1970s | 406,794 deaths | 37,112 deaths | 369,682 deaths | Brazil |
| 1980s | 307,434 deaths | 50,002 deaths | 257,432 deaths | Brazil |
| 1990s | 178,534 deaths | 66,534 deaths | 112,000 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 84,806 deaths | 52,961 deaths | 31,845 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 48,372 deaths | 37,081 deaths | 11,291 deaths | Brazil |
| 2020s | 38,985 deaths | 33,002 deaths | 5,983 deaths | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Brazil or Zambia?
- Brazil, at 36,892 deaths against 32,949 deaths in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Brazil and Zambia?
- 3,943 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .