Number of child deaths per woman in Zambia
Zambia: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2201 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Zambia, 1952–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.2201 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths per woman in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Zambia peaked at 1.59 under-five deaths per woman in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.2169 under-five deaths per woman, in 2021.
That places Zambia 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.53 under-five deaths per woman | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | 1.59 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1960s | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9462 under-five deaths per woman | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6364 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4276 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8993 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.307 under-five deaths per woman | 0.238 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3986 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2246 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2169 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2301 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 23 Madagascar 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 24 Togo 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 25 East Timor 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 28 Gambia 0.2053 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 29 Malawi 0.1976 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.595 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.5612 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 47.31 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 49.72 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.4076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.1008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 64.17 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Zambia?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Zambia was 0.2201 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 under-five deaths per woman in 1952.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2169 under-five deaths per woman in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Zambia ranks 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).