Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Brazil or Zambia?

Brazil, at 31,406 deaths against 26,166 deaths in Zambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Brazil and Zambia?

5,240 deaths, with Brazil ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Zambia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Brazil

31,406 deaths

in 2023

Zambia

26,166 deaths

in 2023

Brazil rank

29th

Zambia rank

32nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Brazil
Zambia

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 31,406 deaths against 26,166 deaths in Zambia, a difference of 5,240 deaths.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 236 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	400,298 deaths	15,640 deaths	384,658 deaths	Brazil
1960s	385,079 deaths	19,088 deaths	365,991 deaths	Brazil
1970s	331,872 deaths	23,124 deaths	308,748 deaths	Brazil
1980s	257,601 deaths	30,772 deaths	226,829 deaths	Brazil
1990s	151,794 deaths	40,405 deaths	111,388 deaths	Brazil
2000s	73,463 deaths	36,110 deaths	37,353 deaths	Brazil
2010s	42,064 deaths	28,980 deaths	13,084 deaths	Brazil
2020s	32,974 deaths	26,630 deaths	6,344 deaths	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Brazil or Zambia?: Brazil, at 31,406 deaths against 26,166 deaths in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Brazil and Zambia?: 5,240 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Brazil ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.