Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Zambia
Zambia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 3.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Zambia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3.4% for probability of dying in infancy, by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Zambia peaked at 11.8% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2023.
That places Zambia 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11.8% | — |
| 1951 | 11.7% | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 11.6% | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 11.5% | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 11.1% | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 10.7% | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 10.6% | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 10.5% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 10.3% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 10.2% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 10.1% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 10.0% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 9.7% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 9.6% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 9.4% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 9.2% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 8.8% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Zambia?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Zambia was 3.4% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Zambia ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.