Eswatini vs Zambia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Eswatini
3.4%
in 2023
Zambia
3.4%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
29th
Zambia rank
28th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Eswatini
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.4% against 3.4% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.9% | 11.3% | 1.6% | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 11.3% | 10.1% | 1.2% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 9.0% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 9.1% | 3.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 9.3% | 3.7% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 0.5% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 0.3% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Eswatini or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.4% against 3.4% in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Eswatini and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Zambia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Eswatini ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.