Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Latin America & Caribbean or Zambia?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 142,632 against 32,949 in Zambia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Latin America & Caribbean and Zambia?

109,683, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Zambia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Zambia: Number of under-five deaths

Latin America & Caribbean

142,632

in 2024

Zambia

32,949

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean rank

31st

Zambia rank

32nd

Number of under-five deaths over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Zambia

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 142,632 against 32,949 in Zambia, a difference of 109,683.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 4.3 times Zambia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	519,372	66,534	452,838	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	296,150	52,961	243,189	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	198,678	37,081	161,597	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	152,448	33,002	119,446	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Latin America & Caribbean or Zambia?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 142,632 against 32,949 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Latin America & Caribbean and Zambia?: 109,683, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Zambia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Zambia rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st 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: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.