Kiribati vs Zambia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Kiribati
3.8%
in 2023
Zambia
3.4%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
25th
Zambia rank
28th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Kiribati
- Zambia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 3.8% against 3.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 11.3% | 1.9% | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 0.7% | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 9.0% | 0.7% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 9.1% | 2.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 9.3% | 4.1% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 6.6% | 2.4% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 0.4% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Kiribati or Zambia?
- Kiribati, at 3.8% against 3.4% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Kiribati and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Zambia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Kiribati ranks 25th 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.