Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Zambia
Zambia: Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group was 4.87 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 4.87 for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Zambia peaked at 18.63 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.87, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 31st of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.84 | 16.5 | 18.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.55 | 8.06 | 15.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.35 | 5.41 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.04 | 4.87 | 5.3 | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.02 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.505 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Zambia?
- Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Zambia was 4.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.63 in 1991.
- What is the lowest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group?
- Zambia ranks 31st out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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