Tanzania vs Zambia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania and 38.2 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 9.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.32 times that in Tanzania.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Zambia has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Tanzania.
In 2023, Tanzania ranked 47 and Zambia ranked 27 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Tanzania at 7.8 per 1,000 live births and Zambia at 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Tanzania	Zambia	World
2023	28.9	38.2	27.3
2022	30.1	39.3	28.2
2021	31.4	40.3	28.4
2020	32.6	41.4	28.7
2019	34	42.5	29.2
2018	35.3	43.5	29.7
2017	36.8	44.6	30.3
2016	38.3	45.6	31.1
2015	39.8	46.7	32.1
2014	41.4	47.7	32.9
2013	43.1	49.1	33.9
2012	45	50.6	35
2011	47.1	52.2	36.8
2010	49.3	54	37.7
2009	51.8	56.2	39.1
2008	54.5	58.8	40.4
2007	57.4	61.9	42
2006	60.5	65.4	43.7
2005	63.9	69.3	45.4
2004	67.5	73.7	47.2
2003	71.3	78.2	48.8
2002	75.4	82.7	50.6
2001	79.4	87	52.2
2000	83.2	90.7	53.7
1999	86.8	93.8	55.5
1998	89.9	96.1	57.1
1997	92.8	98.1	58.3
1996	94.8	99.7	59.6
1995	96.6	101.1	60.8
1994	98.1	102.1	62
1993	99.3	103.1	62.9
1992	100.5	103.8	64.1
1991	101.4	104	64.9
1990	102.4	103.6	64.9
1989	103.4	102.9	66.2
1988	104.5	102	68
1987	105.4	100.9	68.6
1986	106.2	99.6	70.8
1985	106.8	98.2	72.9
1984	107.2	96.8	74.6
1983	107.5	95.6	76.1
1982	107.7	94.6	76.6
1981	108	93.8	78.7
1980	108.5	93.2	80.6
1979	109.3	92.8	82.5
1978	110.6	92.7	84.7
1977	112	92.8	86.4
1976	113.7	93.2	88.1
1975	115.4	94.1	89.6
1974	117.1	95.4	90.9
1973	118.7	97	92.1
1972	120.2	98.8	93.6
1971	121.7	100.6	96.1
1970	123	102.3	96.9
1969	124.3	103.7	98.3
1968	125.5	104.9	100.2
1967	126.7	105.9	103.1
1966	127.8	106.8	104.9
1965	128.8	107.6	106.4
1964	129.8	109.1	106.1
1963	130.7	109.3	107.7
1962	131.5	110.3	110.2
1961	132.3	111.5	121.5
1960	133	112.7	131.8
1959	133.7	114	125.7
1958	134.3	115.4	117.7
1957	135	116.8	120
1956	135.7	118.2	121.9
1955	136.3	119.5	124.8
1954	137	120.8	127.7
1953	137.6	122.1	130.1
1952	138.3	123.5	132.7
1951	138.9	124.8	136
1950	139.6	126.2	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Tanzania	Zambia	World
2024	28.222.7–33.2	37.430.3–44.2	26.9
2025	27.520.2–34.9	36.626.5–46.2	26.4
2026	26.917.8–36.5	35.824.2–47.4	25.9
2027	26.316.3–37.3	3522.2–48.9	25.4
2028	25.614.8–38.2	34.220.4–50.1	24.9
2029	24.913.8–38.7	33.518.6–50.4	24.5
2030	24.212.5–39	32.716.9–51.9	24
2031	23.511.8–39	31.915.9–52.2	23.6
2032	22.910.6–39.6	31.115.3–52.7	23.2
2033	22.210.2–40.4	30.414.1–52.6	22.8
2034	21.69.5–40.1	29.713.1–53.6	22.3
2035	219–40.5	2912.6–53.1	21.9
2036	20.48.4–40.8	28.311.7–54	21.5
2037	19.98–40.9	27.610.6–54.8	21.1
2038	19.47.8–39.9	2710.2–54.8	20.8
2039	18.97.4–40.4	26.410–55.3	20.4
2040	18.57.1–40.1	25.89.4–55.1	20
2041	18.17–41	25.29.1–54.9	19.7
2042	17.76.7–39.6	24.68.7–55.1	19.4
2043	17.26.5–39.8	247.9–55.2	19
2044	16.86.1–39.7	23.57.8–55.3	18.7
2045	16.45.9–39.3	237.5–54.7	18.4
2046	16.15.8–39.3	22.57.3–54.8	18.2
2047	15.75.5–38.4	21.96.9–55.2	17.9
2048	15.35.5–39.5	21.46.7–54.9	17.7
2049	155.2–39	216.5–53.6	17.5
2050	14.75–39.1	20.56.1–54.9	17.3
2051	14.44.8–38.4	20.15.9–55	17.1
2052	14.14.7–38.4	19.65.9–54.6	16.9
2053	13.74.6–37.4	19.25.7–54.8	16.7
2054	13.54.4–38.5	18.85.4–54.7	16.5
2055	13.24.3–38.3	18.45.3–55.1	16.3
2056	134.2–36.9	185.2–54.5	16.1
2057	12.74–37	17.65–53.8	15.9
2058	12.54–36.9	17.24.9–52.8	15.7
2059	12.33.9–36.7	16.94.9–51.2	15.5
2060	12.13.9–36.9	16.54.6–51.9	15.3
2061	123.8–36.7	16.14.5–51.4	15.1
2062	11.83.8–38	15.84.5–51.5	14.9
2063	11.63.7–38.2	15.54.4–51.1	14.7
2064	11.53.6–38.3	15.24.4–52	14.5
2065	11.33.6–37.4	154.4–53.3	14.3
2066	11.13.6–37.9	14.74.2–50.8	14.1
2067	113.6–37.5	14.54.2–50.9	13.9
2068	10.83.5–38.5	14.24.1–50.9	13.8
2069	10.73.4–38.2	144.1–50	13.6
2070	10.63.3–37.8	13.84–51.1	13.4
2071	10.43.3–37.5	13.64–50.6	13.2
2072	10.33.3–37.5	13.53.9–50.2	13
2073	10.13.2–37.2	13.33.9–50.6	12.9
2074	103.2–36.3	13.13.9–51.3	12.7
2075	9.93.1–36.1	12.93.8–51.1	12.6
2076	9.83.1–35.7	12.73.7–51.1	12.4
2077	9.63.1–34.9	12.63.6–50.6	12.3
2078	9.53–35.2	12.43.5–51.1	12.1
2079	9.43–35.8	12.23.5–51.6	12
2080	9.33–36.6	12.13.4–51	11.8
2081	9.23–37.6	11.93.4–51	11.7
2082	9.12.9–38.2	11.83.5–51.6	11.6
2083	92.9–37.1	11.63.4–52.2	11.5
2084	8.92.8–37.3	11.53.4–51.9	11.4
2085	8.82.7–37.1	11.33.3–50.1	11.3
2086	8.72.7–36.6	11.23.2–49.7	11.1
2087	8.62.8–36.9	113.2–50.5	11
2088	8.62.7–37	10.93.2–52.4	10.9
2089	8.52.7–37.9	10.83.1–52	10.8
2090	8.42.7–36.6	10.73.1–53.5	10.7
2091	8.42.7–36.1	10.53.1–52.4	10.6
2092	8.32.7–36.9	10.43.1–51.4	10.5
2093	8.32.7–36.9	10.33–51	10.4
2094	8.22.6–35.9	10.23–50.1	10.3
2095	8.12.5–36.1	10.13–50.4	10.1
2096	8.12.5–36	103–50.6	10
2097	82.5–34.8	9.92.9–49.1	9.9
2098	82.4–35.1	9.82.9–48	9.8
2099	7.92.4–37.2	9.72.8–47.5	9.7
2100	7.82.4–34.9	9.62.7–48.1	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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