Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Zambia
Zambia: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 44 lowest in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Zambia, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 44 lowest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Zambia peaked at 124 lowest in 1996 and was at its lowest, 44 lowest, in 2018.
Zambia ranks 20th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 124 lowest | — |
| 2002 | 115 lowest | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 69 lowest | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 55 lowest | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 44 lowest | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124 lowest | 124 lowest | 124 lowest | 1 |
| 2000s | 92 lowest | 69 lowest | 115 lowest | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.5 lowest | 44 lowest | 55 lowest | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 17 Malawi 47 lowest compare
- 18 Rwanda 45 lowest compare
- 18 Tanzania, United Republic of 45 lowest compare
- 21 Bangladesh 42 lowest compare
- 22 Indonesia 40 lowest compare
- 22 Kenya 40 lowest compare
- 22 Mauritania 40 lowest compare
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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Zambia?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Zambia was 44 lowest in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 124 lowest in 1996.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 lowest in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Zambia ranks 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).