Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Zambia
Zambia: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 41 highest in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Zambia, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Zambia is 41 highest, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Zambia peaked at 74 highest in 2007 and was at its lowest, 39 highest, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 7th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 70 highest | — |
| 2002 | 57 highest | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 74 highest | +29.8% |
| 2014 | 39 highest | -47.3% |
| 2018 | 41 highest | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70 highest | 70 highest | 70 highest | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.5 highest | 57 highest | 74 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 40 highest | 39 highest | 41 highest | 2 |
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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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2018)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Zambia?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Zambia was 41 highest in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 74 highest in 2007.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 highest in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Zambia ranks 7th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. 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): Q5 (highest). 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).