Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Number of under-five deaths, male

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
77,812
in 2024
Zambia
18,142
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th
Zambia rank
32nd

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 77,812 against 18,142 in Zambia, a difference of 59,670.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.3 times Zambia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 43 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 283,127 34,967 248,160 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 162,246 28,453 133,793 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 108,359 20,314 88,045 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 83,226 18,140 65,086 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 77,812 against 18,142 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia?
59,670, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, male
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.