East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1.14 per 1,000
in 2024
Zambia
5.2 per 1,000
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th
Zambia rank
27th

Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
051015199020072024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.2 per 1,000 against 1.14 per 1,000 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 4.06 per 1,000.

That makes Zambia's figure about 4.6 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 28th and Zambia ranks 27th of 43 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 4.26 per 1,000 16.23 per 1,000 11.97 per 1,000 Zambia
2000s 2.69 per 1,000 11.53 per 1,000 8.84 per 1,000 Zambia
2010s 1.54 per 1,000 6.88 per 1,000 5.34 per 1,000 Zambia
2020s 1.17 per 1,000 5.4 per 1,000 4.23 per 1,000 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.2 per 1,000 against 1.14 per 1,000 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Zambia?
4.06 per 1,000, 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.