Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Zambia
Zambia: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 was 76 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Zambia, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Zambia stood at 76.
That represents a change of down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Zambia peaked at 191 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2014.
That places Zambia 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 191 | — |
| 2002 | 163 | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 140 | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 73 | -47.9% |
| 2018 | 76 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 191 | 191 | 191 | 1 |
| 2000s | 151.5 | 140 | 163 | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.5 | 73 | 76 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 8 Mali 84 compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 83 compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 78 compare
- 12 Cameroon 74 compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 72 compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 71 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Zambia?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Zambia was 76 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 191 in 1996.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4?
- Zambia ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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 Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years 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).