Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in Zambia
Zambia: Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met was 25 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
25
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
43.22
in 2025
All-time low
25
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in Zambia, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Zambia is 25, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 1st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 35.07 | 27.84 | 43.22 | 5 |
| 2030s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.495 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Zambia?
- Under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Zambia was 25 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.22 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2030.
- How does Zambia rank for under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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