Infant mortality rate in Zambia
Zambia: Infant mortality rate was 34.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 34.61 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Zambia peaked at 89.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.61, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 32nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.3 | — |
| 2001 | 84.59 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 78.68 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 72.32 | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 65.84 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 60.23 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 56.36 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 54.35 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 52.08 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 50.19 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 48.63 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 47.38 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 46.12 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 44.5 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 43.02 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 42.39 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 40.6 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 38.78 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 37.69 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 36.09 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 35.73 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 35.64 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.41 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 35.02 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 34.61 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.39 | 50.19 | 89.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.52 | 36.09 | 48.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.28 | 34.61 | 35.73 | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Zambia?
- Infant mortality rate in Zambia was 34.61 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.61 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for infant mortality rate?
- Zambia ranks 32nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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