Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Zambia
Zambia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 14,944 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Zambia is 14,944 deaths, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Zambia peaked at 15,003 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,637 deaths, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 33rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,384 deaths | 7,637 deaths | 9,278 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,165 deaths | 9,474 deaths | 12,786 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,833 deaths | 12,955 deaths | 14,989 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,308 deaths | 13,974 deaths | 15,003 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,325 deaths | 14,245 deaths | 14,406 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,612 deaths | 14,322 deaths | 14,944 deaths | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 190,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 191,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 195,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 197,654 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 201,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Zambia?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Zambia was 14,944 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,003 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,637 deaths in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Zambia ranks 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .