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

Zambia, at 8,894 deaths against 8,143 deaths in Burundi as of 2100.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

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.

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

Burundi

8,143 deaths

in 2100

Zambia

8,894 deaths

in 2100

Burundi rank

27th

Zambia rank

25th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Burundi
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 8,894 deaths against 8,143 deaths in Burundi, a difference of 751 deaths.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2020s	16,038 deaths	25,594 deaths	9,557 deaths	Zambia
2030s	16,336 deaths	23,348 deaths	7,011 deaths	Zambia
2040s	15,780 deaths	19,824 deaths	4,044 deaths	Zambia
2050s	13,908 deaths	16,780 deaths	2,872 deaths	Zambia
2060s	12,546 deaths	14,159 deaths	1,613 deaths	Zambia
2070s	11,325 deaths	12,336 deaths	1,011 deaths	Zambia
2080s	9,821 deaths	10,842 deaths	1,021 deaths	Zambia
2090s	8,619 deaths	9,544 deaths	925.3 deaths	Zambia
2100s	8,143 deaths	8,894 deaths	751 deaths	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Burundi or Zambia?: Zambia, at 8,894 deaths against 8,143 deaths in Burundi as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Burundi and Zambia?: 751 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Burundi and Zambia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Burundi ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 25th 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.