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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Zambia

Name: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Zambia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zambia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.2201 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2201 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

26th

of 200 countries

All-time high

1.59 under-five deaths per woman

in 1952

All-time low

0.2169 under-five deaths per woman

in 2021

Years of data

1952–2024

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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

In 2024, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Zambia stood at 0.2201 under-five deaths per woman.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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.

Zambia ranks 26th of 200 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	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

See the full ranking of 200 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Zambia?: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 1.59 under-five deaths per woman in 1952.
What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2169 under-five deaths per woman in 2021.
How does Zambia rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?: Zambia ranks 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).