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Zambia: Mortality rate, under-5

48.40per 1,000 live births · 2024-22.7% since 2014

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year. Annual figures for Zambia from 1960 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 live births)Note
202448.4
202349.1
202249.5
202150.4
202052.5
201953.5
201854.7
201755.2
201657.1
201560.2
201462.6
201366
201269.2
201171.8
201074.3
200978.4
200884.2
200789.1
200694.8
2005102.7
2004111.7
2003122.1
2002132.9
2001143.2
2000151.8
1999158.1
1998162.5
1997165.6
1996168.7
1995172.2
1994175.8
1993178.5
1992180.2
1991180.9
1990180.7
1989179.4
1988176.9
1987173.7
1986169.8
1985165.8
1984162.1
1983159
1982156.8
1981155.6
1980154.9
1979154.3
1978153.9
1977153.5
1976154
1975156.2
1974159.8
1973164.6
1972170
1971175.4
1970180.2
1969183.9
1968186.3
1967187.8
1966188.8
1965190.3
1964192.2
1963194.8
1962197.8
1961201.3
1960205

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, under-5. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-under-5 (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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