Number of infant deaths, male in Zambia
Zambia: Number of infant deaths, male was 13,180 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13,180
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
36th
of 197 countries
All-time high
21,569
in 1999
All-time low
7,913
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, male in Zambia, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male in Zambia is 13,180, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Zambia peaked at 21,569 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7,913, in 1960.
That places Zambia 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,913 | — |
| 1961 | 8,060 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 8,217 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 8,405 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 8,605 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 8,833 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 9,083 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 9,371 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 9,651 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 9,896 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 10,088 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 10,207 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 10,246 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 10,298 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 10,363 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 10,548 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 10,781 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 11,068 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 11,414 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 11,740 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 12,072 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 12,470 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 13,015 | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 13,714 | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 14,517 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 15,402 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 16,350 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 17,250 | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 18,056 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 18,809 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 19,399 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 19,872 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 20,212 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 20,464 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 20,751 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 20,947 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 21,080 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 21,264 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 21,479 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 21,569 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 21,301 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 20,577 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 19,568 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 18,470 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 17,356 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 16,454 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 15,939 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 15,825 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 15,562 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 15,355 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 15,205 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 15,099 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14,903 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14,558 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 14,216 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 14,163 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13,714 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 13,266 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 13,079 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 12,758 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 12,814 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 12,940 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 13,057 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 13,117 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 13,180 | +0.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 13,180 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,475, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 13,180 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,652, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,803 | 7,913 | 9,896 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10,675 | 10,088 | 11,740 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,166 | 12,072 | 18,809 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,704 | 19,399 | 21,569 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,641 | 15,355 | 21,301 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,096 | 12,758 | 15,205 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,022 | 12,814 | 13,180 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Zambia?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Zambia was 13,180 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,569 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,913 in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Zambia ranks 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.