Mortality rate, infant in Zambia
Zambia: Mortality rate, infant was 34.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
34.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
34th
of 197 countries
All-time high
102.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
34.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Zambia is 34.6 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Zambia peaked at 102.6 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 34.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 34th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Zambia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 99.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 96.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 96 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 95.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 94.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 94.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 94.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 93.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 92 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 90 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 87.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 85.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 83.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 81.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 80.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 81.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 81.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 82.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 83.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 85.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 87 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 89.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 92 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 94.9 per 1,000 live births | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 97.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 99.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 101.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 102.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 102.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 102.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 101.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 100.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 98.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 96.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 95.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 94.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 92.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 89.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 84.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 78.7 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 65.8 per 1,000 live births | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 60.2 per 1,000 live births | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 56.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 54.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 52.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 50.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 43 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 40.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 38.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 37.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 36.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 35.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 35 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 34.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.74 per 1,000 live births | 93.5 per 1,000 live births | 99.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.56 per 1,000 live births | 80.9 per 1,000 live births | 92 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.43 per 1,000 live births | 83.2 per 1,000 live births | 101.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.71 per 1,000 live births | 92.5 per 1,000 live births | 102.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.39 per 1,000 live births | 50.2 per 1,000 live births | 89.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.52 per 1,000 live births | 36.1 per 1,000 live births | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.26 per 1,000 live births | 34.6 per 1,000 live births | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Zambia?
- Mortality rate, infant in Zambia was 34.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 102.6 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Zambia ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.