Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in Zambia and 33.2 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.15 times that in Zimbabwe.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Zambia has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
In 2023, Zambia ranked 27 and Zimbabwe ranked 34 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Zambia at 9.6 per 1,000 live births and Zimbabwe at 8.9 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	Zambia	Zimbabwe	World
2023	38.2	33.2	27.3
2022	39.3	34.1	28.2
2021	40.3	34.8	28.4
2020	41.4	35.7	28.7
2019	42.5	36.8	29.2
2018	43.5	37.7	29.7
2017	44.6	38.9	30.3
2016	45.6	40.2	31.1
2015	46.7	41.8	32.1
2014	47.7	43.8	32.9
2013	49.1	46.3	33.9
2012	50.6	49	35
2011	52.2	51.9	36.8
2010	54	54.6	37.7
2009	56.2	57.5	39.1
2008	58.8	59.2	40.4
2007	61.9	59.5	42
2006	65.4	59.8	43.7
2005	69.3	59.8	45.4
2004	73.7	59.7	47.2
2003	78.2	59.7	48.8
2002	82.7	60.1	50.6
2001	87	60.6	52.2
2000	90.7	61.4	53.7
1999	93.8	62.2	55.5
1998	96.1	62.7	57.1
1997	98.1	63	58.3
1996	99.7	63.1	59.6
1995	101.1	62.1	60.8
1994	102.1	60.9	62
1993	103.1	59.4	62.9
1992	103.8	57.5	64.1
1991	104	55.7	64.9
1990	103.6	54.2	64.9
1989	102.9	53.2	66.2
1988	102	52.8	68
1987	100.9	53.2	68.6
1986	99.6	54.3	70.8
1985	98.2	56.1	72.9
1984	96.8	58.4	74.6
1983	95.6	61.4	76.1
1982	94.6	63.7	76.6
1981	93.8	66.1	78.7
1980	93.2	68.1	80.6
1979	92.8	69.8	82.5
1978	92.7	70.5	84.7
1977	92.8	71.1	86.4
1976	93.2	71.4	88.1
1975	94.1	71.5	89.6
1974	95.4	71.6	90.9
1973	97	71.7	92.1
1972	98.8	72	93.6
1971	100.6	72.5	96.1
1970	102.3	73.1	96.9
1969	103.7	74	98.3
1968	104.9	75.2	100.2
1967	105.9	76.6	103.1
1966	106.8	78.1	104.9
1965	107.6	79.8	106.4
1964	109.1	81.6	106.1
1963	109.3	83.4	107.7
1962	110.3	85.2	110.2
1961	111.5	87	121.5
1960	112.7	88.7	131.8
1959	114	90.4	125.7
1958	115.4	92	117.7
1957	116.8	93.4	120
1956	118.2	94.8	121.9
1955	119.5	96.2	124.8
1954	120.8	97.5	127.7
1953	122.1	98.9	130.1
1952	123.5	100.2	132.7
1951	124.8	101.6	136
1950	126.2	103	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Zambia	Zimbabwe	World
2024	37.430.3–44.2	32.227.2–37.3	26.9
2025	36.626.5–46.2	31.424.8–39.4	26.4
2026	35.824.2–47.4	30.522.5–40.2	25.9
2027	3522.2–48.9	29.820.2–40.8	25.4
2028	34.220.4–50.1	29.118.7–41.1	24.9
2029	33.518.6–50.4	28.317–41.9	24.5
2030	32.716.9–51.9	27.615.7–41.9	24
2031	31.915.9–52.2	2714.4–42.9	23.6
2032	31.115.3–52.7	26.313.1–43.7	23.2
2033	30.414.1–52.6	25.711.8–42.9	22.8
2034	29.713.1–53.6	25.111.4–43	22.3
2035	2912.6–53.1	24.510.6–43.3	21.9
2036	28.311.7–54	23.910.2–43.4	21.5
2037	27.610.6–54.8	23.49.7–43.9	21.1
2038	2710.2–54.8	22.99.1–44.6	20.8
2039	26.410–55.3	22.48.6–44	20.4
2040	25.89.4–55.1	21.98.2–44.3	20
2041	25.29.1–54.9	21.47.8–43.8	19.7
2042	24.68.7–55.1	217.6–43.6	19.4
2043	247.9–55.2	20.57.2–43.4	19
2044	23.57.8–55.3	20.16.8–44.1	18.7
2045	237.5–54.7	19.66.7–43.9	18.4
2046	22.57.3–54.8	19.16.3–44.5	18.2
2047	21.96.9–55.2	18.76.5–44.5	17.9
2048	21.46.7–54.9	18.26.3–43.7	17.7
2049	216.5–53.6	17.86.1–43.7	17.5
2050	20.56.1–54.9	17.36–43.2	17.3
2051	20.15.9–55	16.95.8–42.9	17.1
2052	19.65.9–54.6	16.55.7–42.5	16.9
2053	19.25.7–54.8	16.15.7–42.2	16.7
2054	18.85.4–54.7	15.85.4–41.7	16.5
2055	18.45.3–55.1	15.45.2–41.1	16.3
2056	185.2–54.5	15.15.2–41.3	16.1
2057	17.65–53.8	14.85.1–40.9	15.9
2058	17.24.9–52.8	14.55.1–39.6	15.7
2059	16.94.9–51.2	14.24.9–40.6	15.5
2060	16.54.6–51.9	144.8–39.6	15.3
2061	16.14.5–51.4	13.74.7–39.7	15.1
2062	15.84.5–51.5	13.54.7–39	14.9
2063	15.54.4–51.1	13.24.5–39.5	14.7
2064	15.24.4–52	134.5–39.7	14.5
2065	154.4–53.3	12.84.2–39	14.3
2066	14.74.2–50.8	12.64.2–39	14.1
2067	14.54.2–50.9	12.44.2–39.6	13.9
2068	14.24.1–50.9	12.24.1–39.3	13.8
2069	144.1–50	124.1–38.8	13.6
2070	13.84–51.1	11.83.9–38.5	13.4
2071	13.64–50.6	11.73.9–38.2	13.2
2072	13.53.9–50.2	11.53.9–38.1	13
2073	13.33.9–50.6	11.43.7–37.4	12.9
2074	13.13.9–51.3	11.23.7–37.2	12.7
2075	12.93.8–51.1	11.13.7–36.6	12.6
2076	12.73.7–51.1	113.6–36.2	12.4
2077	12.63.6–50.6	10.93.6–36.6	12.3
2078	12.43.5–51.1	10.83.5–36.9	12.1
2079	12.23.5–51.6	10.73.4–36.2	12
2080	12.13.4–51	10.63.5–36.5	11.8
2081	11.93.4–51	10.53.5–36.2	11.7
2082	11.83.5–51.6	10.43.5–36.8	11.6
2083	11.63.4–52.2	10.33.4–36.5	11.5
2084	11.53.4–51.9	10.23.4–36.2	11.4
2085	11.33.3–50.1	10.13.4–35.4	11.3
2086	11.23.2–49.7	103.3–34.4	11.1
2087	113.2–50.5	9.93.2–34.9	11
2088	10.93.2–52.4	9.83.3–35.4	10.9
2089	10.83.1–52	9.83.2–35.2	10.8
2090	10.73.1–53.5	9.73.2–35.8	10.7
2091	10.53.1–52.4	9.63.3–35.2	10.6
2092	10.43.1–51.4	9.53.2–35.6	10.5
2093	10.33–51	9.43.1–35.3	10.4
2094	10.23–50.1	9.43–34.9	10.3
2095	10.13–50.4	9.33.1–34.4	10.1
2096	103–50.6	9.23.1–33.7	10
2097	9.92.9–49.1	9.13.1–32.7	9.9
2098	9.82.9–48	9.13–33.4	9.8
2099	9.72.8–47.5	93–32.9	9.7
2100	9.62.7–48.1	8.93–33.5	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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