Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Number of under-five deaths

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
138,730
in 2024
Zambia
32,949
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Zambia rank
32nd

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 138,730 against 32,949 in Zambia, a difference of 105,781.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.2 times Zambia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 508,877 66,534 442,343 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 289,193 52,961 236,232 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 193,242 37,081 156,161 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 148,362 33,002 115,360 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 138,730 against 32,949 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia?
105,781, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Latin America & Caribbean (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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.