Number of infant deaths in Zambia
Zambia: Number of infant deaths was 23,802 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23,802 deaths
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 199 countries
All-time high
40,301 deaths
in 1999
All-time low
13,257 deaths
in 1953
Years of data
72
1953–2024
Number of infant deaths in Zambia, 1953–2024
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 infant deaths in Zambia is 23,802 deaths, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Zambia peaked at 40,301 deaths in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13,257 deaths, in 1953.
Zambia ranks 36th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Zambia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 13,257 deaths | — |
| 1954 | 13,439 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 13,661 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 13,859 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 14,076 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 14,326 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 14,589 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 14,860 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 15,135 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 15,424 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 15,771 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 16,149 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 16,578 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 17,061 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 17,609 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 18,144 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 18,608 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 18,971 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 19,187 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 19,264 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 19,344 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 19,439 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 19,736 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 20,124 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 20,631 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 21,237 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 21,833 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 22,444 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 23,175 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 24,191 deaths | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 25,496 deaths | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 27,010 deaths | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 28,712 deaths | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 30,506 deaths | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 32,220 deaths | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 33,765 deaths | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 35,213 deaths | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 36,381 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 37,310 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 37,975 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 38,504 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 39,021 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 39,332 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 39,558 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 39,865 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 40,260 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 40,301 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 39,692 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 38,247 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 36,253 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 34,083 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 31,909 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 30,149 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 29,127 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 28,875 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 28,335 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 27,924 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 27,620 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 27,384 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 27,036 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 26,386 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 25,753 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 25,642 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 24,831 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 24,003 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 23,676 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 23,054 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 23,158 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 23,405 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 23,606 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 23,706 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 23,802 deaths | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,887 deaths | 13,257 deaths | 14,589 deaths | 7 |
| 1960s | 16,534 deaths | 14,860 deaths | 18,608 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,977 deaths | 18,971 deaths | 21,833 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,273 deaths | 22,444 deaths | 35,213 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,851 deaths | 36,381 deaths | 40,301 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,459 deaths | 27,924 deaths | 39,692 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,538 deaths | 23,054 deaths | 27,620 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,535 deaths | 23,158 deaths | 23,802 deaths | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Zambia?
- Number of infant deaths in Zambia was 23,802 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 infant deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 40,301 deaths in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,257 deaths in 1953.
- How does Zambia rank for number of infant deaths?
- Zambia ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .