Burundi vs Zambia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Burundi
47.06 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
48.37 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
36th
Zambia rank
33rd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Burundi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 48.37 per 1,000 live births against 47.06 per 1,000 live births in Burundi, a difference of 1.31 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 213 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 125.77 per 1,000 live births | 111.08 per 1,000 live births | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 70.62 per 1,000 live births | 62.46 per 1,000 live births | 8.16 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 50.52 per 1,000 live births | 49.96 per 1,000 live births | 0.563 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Burundi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 48.37 per 1,000 live births against 47.06 per 1,000 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Burundi and Zambia?
- 1.31 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Zambia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Burundi ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.