What is child mortality vs. health spending in Zambia?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Zambia was 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 23.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Zambia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Zambia ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Zambia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Zambia

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Zambia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Zambia: Child mortality vs. health spending was 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

4.84 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

32nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

23.75 deaths per 100 live births

in 1952

All-time low

4.84 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1952–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Zambia, 1952–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 4.84 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Zambia peaked at 23.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 4.84 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	22.32 deaths per 100 live births	20.9 deaths per 100 live births	23.75 deaths per 100 live births	8
1960s	19.28 deaths per 100 live births	18.39 deaths per 100 live births	20.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	16.22 deaths per 100 live births	15.35 deaths per 100 live births	18.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	16.54 deaths per 100 live births	15.49 deaths per 100 live births	17.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	17.23 deaths per 100 live births	15.81 deaths per 100 live births	18.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	11.11 deaths per 100 live births	7.84 deaths per 100 live births	15.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	6.25 deaths per 100 live births	5.35 deaths per 100 live births	7.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5 deaths per 100 live births	4.84 deaths per 100 live births	5.25 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Zambia

29 Djibouti 4.89 deaths per 100 live births compare
30 Malawi 4.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
31 Uganda 4.87 deaths per 100 live births compare
33 East Timor 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
34 Burundi 4.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
35 Eswatini 4.51 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Zambia

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 290,979 (2025)
Population, male 49.5% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 302,089 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 301,939 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 6.31 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 8.98 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 296,231 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 296,034 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 291,211 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 279,125 (2025)

All data for Zambia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Zambia?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Zambia was 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 23.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 4.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Zambia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Zambia ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .