What is number of under-five deaths in Zambia?

Number of under-five deaths in Zambia was 32,949 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 67,971 in 1998.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 29,621 in 1960.

How does Zambia rank for number of under-five deaths?

Zambia ranks 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Zambia data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Zambia

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Zambia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Zambia: Number of under-five deaths was 32,949 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

32,949

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

32nd

of 195 countries

All-time high

67,971

in 1998

All-time low

29,621

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Zambia, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Zambia recorded 32,949 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.

That represents a change of down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Zambia peaked at 67,971 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29,621, in 1960.

Zambia ranks 32nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	32,164	29,621	35,392	10
1970s	37,112	35,852	40,154	10
1980s	50,002	41,152	61,128	10
1990s	66,534	63,108	67,971	10
2000s	52,961	42,710	66,221	10
2010s	37,081	33,794	41,450	10
2020s	33,002	32,696	33,646	5

Countries ranked near Zambia

29 Brazil 36,892 compare
30 Benin 35,304 compare
31 Myanmar 33,151 compare
33 Malawi 32,177 compare
34 South Sudan 31,993 compare
35 Zimbabwe 31,802 compare

See the full ranking of 243 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)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 296,231 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 6.31 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 8.98 million (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 number of under-five deaths in Zambia?: Number of under-five deaths in Zambia was 32,949 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 67,971 in 1998.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 29,621 in 1960.
How does Zambia rank for number of under-five deaths?: Zambia ranks 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.