Zambia - Infant Mortality Rate 1999
92.5
−1.9 from 1998
Zambia's infant mortality rate was 92.5 in 1999, decreased +1.9 from 94.4 in 1998. This was the 173rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1999▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 3.2 | -5.9% |
| 2nd | Iceland | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 3rd | Japan | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 4th | Sweden | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 5th | Finland | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 6th | Norway | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 7th | Luxembourg | 4.1 | -6.8% |
| 8th | France | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 9th | Monaco | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 10th | Germany | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 11th | Spain | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 12th | Austria | 4.6 | -4.2% |
| 13th | Switzerland | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 14th | Czechia | 4.8 | -7.7% |
| 15th | Denmark | 4.8 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Slovenia | 4.8 | -5.9% |
| 17th | Belgium | 5.0 | -5.7% |
| 18th | Italy | 5.0 | -5.7% |
| 19th | Australia | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 20th | Netherlands | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 21st | Canada | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 22nd | San Marino | 5.4 | -6.9% |
| 23rd | United Kingdom | 5.6 | -1.8% |
| 24th | Israel | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 25th | Greece | 5.9 | -6.3% |
| 26th | Portugal | 5.9 | -6.3% |
| 27th | Ireland | 6.1 | 0.0% |
| 28th | European Union | 6.2 | -5.2% |
| 29th | Cyprus | 6.2 | -6.1% |
| 30th | Korea | 6.2 | -6.1% |
| 31st | New Zealand | 6.2 | -3.1% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 6.8 | -4.2% |
| 33rd | Malta | 6.9 | -4.2% |
| 34th | Cuba | 7.1 | -4.1% |
| 35th | United States | 7.2 | -1.4% |
| 36th | Croatia | 7.5 | -2.6% |
| 37th | Malaysia | 8.3 | -6.7% |
| 38th | Slovak Republic | 8.4 | -4.5% |
| 39th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.4 | -4.5% |
| 40th | United Arab Emirates | 8.6 | -2.3% |
| 41st | Brunei Darussalam | 8.6 | -2.3% |
| 42nd | Poland | 8.7 | -8.4% |
| 43rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.9 | -7.3% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 8.9 | -4.3% |
| 45th | Hungary | 9.1 | -4.2% |
| 46th | Estonia | 9.5 | -7.8% |
| 47th | Chile | 9.7 | -3.0% |
| 48th | Belarus | 10.7 | -6.1% |
| 49th | Qatar | 10.8 | -3.6% |
| 50th | Kuwait | 10.9 | -2.7% |
| 51st | Bahrain | 11.1 | -6.7% |
| 52nd | Serbia | 11.5 | -6.5% |
| 53rd | Costa Rica | 11.7 | -3.3% |
| 54th | Seychelles | 11.8 | 0.0% |
| 55th | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.4 | -1.6% |
| 56th | Latvia | 12.5 | -6.7% |
| 57th | Barbados | 12.9 | 0.8% |
| 58th | Montenegro | 13.1 | -1.5% |
| 59th | Sri Lanka | 13.5 | -4.3% |
| 60th | Grenada | 13.6 | -2.2% |
| 61st | Bahamas, The | 13.7 | -1.4% |
| 62nd | Tonga | 14.1 | -2.8% |
| 63rd | Oman | 14.3 | -7.1% |
| 64th | British Virgin Islands | 14.7 | -2.0% |
| 65th | Bulgaria | 14.9 | -3.2% |
| 66th | Uruguay | 15.3 | -4.4% |
| 67th | North Macedonia | 15.4 | -5.5% |
| 68th | St. Lucia | 16.0 | 0.0% |
| 69th | Russian Federation | 16.2 | -3.6% |
| 70th | Dominica | 16.3 | 1.9% |
| 71st | Fiji | 16.7 | -1.2% |
| 72nd | Samoa | 16.9 | -3.4% |
| 73rd | Argentina | 17.3 | -4.4% |
| 74th | Mauritius | 17.8 | -6.3% |
| 75th | Ukraine | 18.3 | -3.2% |
| 76th | Lebanon | 18.5 | -4.6% |
| 77th | Albania | 18.7 | -4.6% |
| 78th | Romania | 19.1 | -5.4% |
| 79th | Jamaica | 19.5 | -3.0% |
| 80th | Thailand | 19.5 | -4.9% |
| 81st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.5 | 0.5% |
| 82nd | Belize | 20.3 | -3.8% |
| 83rd | Panama | 20.8 | -1.9% |
| 84th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 20.9 | -3.2% |
| 85th | Saudi Arabia | 21.2 | -6.2% |
| 86th | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.6 | -4.0% |
| 87th | Vanuatu | 21.8 | -1.8% |
| 88th | Libya | 22.1 | -3.1% |
| 89th | Colombia | 22.3 | -3.0% |
| 90th | Viet Nam | 22.7 | -5.0% |
| 91st | Palau | 23.1 | -3.7% |
| 92nd | Jordan | 23.5 | -2.9% |
| 93rd | Solomon Islands | 23.5 | -1.3% |
| 94th | Mexico | 24.9 | -4.6% |
| 95th | Tunisia | 25.3 | -5.2% |
| 96th | Ecuador | 25.5 | -5.9% |
| 97th | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.5 | -1.1% |
| 98th | West Bank and Gaza | 27.2 | -3.5% |
| 99th | Philippines | 27.7 | -2.1% |
| 100th | El Salvador | 28.1 | -5.7% |
| 101st | Suriname | 28.2 | -3.4% |
| 102nd | Armenia | 29.3 | -5.2% |
| 103rd | Paraguay | 29.3 | -2.0% |
| 104th | Moldova | 30.2 | -5.9% |
| 105th | Honduras | 30.8 | -25.2% |
| 106th | Brazil | 31.0 | -6.1% |
| 107th | Georgia | 31.1 | -4.9% |
| 108th | China | 31.9 | -5.6% |
| 109th | Cabo Verde | 32.3 | -9.0% |
| 110th | Peru | 32.4 | -7.7% |
| 111th | Nicaragua | 32.6 | -12.6% |
| 112th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 33.1 | -4.6% |
| 113th | Türkiye | 33.2 | -7.3% |
| 114th | Marshall Islands | 33.4 | 0.9% |
| 115th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 34.3 | -2.8% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 34.5 | -2.8% |
| 117th | Algeria | 35.7 | -2.5% |
| 118th | Tuvalu | 36.9 | -2.9% |
| 119th | Maldives | 37.3 | -9.5% |
| 120th | Kazakhstan | 38.3 | -5.4% |
| 121st | Iraq | 39.0 | -1.8% |
| 122nd | Nauru | 39.1 | -4.4% |
| 123rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 41.8 | -5.6% |
| 124th | Guatemala | 42.3 | -3.6% |
| 125th | Guyana | 42.3 | -2.3% |
| 126th | Botswana | 42.4 | 1.7% |
| 127th | Indonesia | 43.2 | -4.4% |
| 128th | Kyrgyz Republic | 46.4 | -4.9% |
| 129th | South Africa | 46.4 | 1.1% |
| 130th | Morocco | 46.9 | -3.7% |
| 131st | Kosovo | 47.3 | -8.0% |
| 132nd | Namibia | 47.5 | -2.5% |
| 133rd | Kiribati | 50.6 | -3.1% |
| 134th | Mongolia | 50.8 | -6.1% |
| 135th | Gabon | 51.9 | -2.1% |
| 136th | São Tomé and Principe | 54.0 | -5.1% |
| 137th | Papua New Guinea | 56.8 | -1.4% |
| 138th | Uzbekistan | 57.0 | -2.6% |
| 139th | Zimbabwe | 58.4 | 0.2% |
| 140th | Eritrea | 60.2 | 9.5% |
| 141st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 60.4 | -1.6% |
| 142nd | Turkmenistan | 61.3 | -4.2% |
| 143rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 62.7 | -4.9% |
| 144th | Bangladesh | 63.3 | -5.4% |
| 145th | Bhutan | 63.4 | -5.1% |
| 146th | Ghana | 63.7 | -2.5% |
| 147th | Azerbaijan | 64.0 | -5.6% |
| 148th | Nepal | 65.1 | -5.1% |
| 149th | Kenya | 66.0 | -2.8% |
| 150th | Tajikistan | 67.0 | -6.7% |
| 151st | Comoros | 67.1 | -3.6% |
| 152nd | India | 68.2 | -2.8% |
| 153rd | Madagascar | 68.3 | -3.8% |
| 154th | Mauritania | 69.7 | -2.2% |
| 155th | Eswatini | 71.5 | 2.6% |
| 156th | Sudan | 72.7 | -2.3% |
| 157th | Togo | 72.8 | -2.8% |
| 158th | Haiti | 73.1 | -3.4% |
| 159th | Congo, Republic of | 73.9 | 0.8% |
| 160th | Myanmar | 75.5 | -2.2% |
| 161st | Gambia, The | 75.6 | -3.2% |
| 162nd | Senegal | 75.9 | -1.4% |
| 163rd | Lesotho | 77.4 | 0.9% |
| 164th | Yemen, Republic of | 79.2 | -3.5% |
| 165th | Benin | 81.4 | -2.2% |
| 166th | Djibouti | 82.0 | -1.3% |
| 167th | Cameroon | 84.4 | -1.3% |
| 168th | Lao PDR | 89.5 | -2.8% |
| 169th | Tanzania | 89.9 | -4.2% |
| 170th | Burundi | 91.0 | -2.2% |
| 171st | Pakistan | 91.4 | -2.7% |
| 172nd | Cambodia | 92.0 | -3.0% |
| 173rd | Zambia | 92.5 | -2.0% |
| 174th | Uganda | 93.0 | -2.6% |
| 175th | Côte d'Ivoire | 93.2 | -1.8% |
| 176th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 93.3 | -1.8% |
| 177th | Burkina Faso | 94.2 | -1.9% |
| 178th | Nigeria | 99.5 | -2.1% |
| 179th | Guinea | 100.8 | -3.6% |
| 180th | Central African Republic | 101.2 | -1.3% |
| 181st | Guinea-Bissau | 102.9 | -2.5% |
| 182nd | Chad | 103.7 | -1.5% |
| 183rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.3 | 0.0% |
| 184th | Malawi | 105.5 | -3.3% |
| 185th | Mali | 105.9 | -2.6% |
| 186th | Equatorial Guinea | 109.2 | -2.2% |
| 187th | Niger | 111.3 | -3.2% |
| 188th | Mozambique | 112.4 | -5.4% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | 113.0 | -2.5% |
| 190th | Rwanda | 117.2 | -5.7% |
| 191st | Angola | 117.6 | -1.8% |
| 192nd | South Sudan | 122.9 | -47.6% |
| 193rd | Sierra Leone | 125.7 | -1.6% |
| 194th | Timor-Leste | 130.3 | 3.2% |
| 195th | Liberia | 131.9 | -5.4% |
FAQ
What was Zambia's infant mortality rate in 1999?▾
Zambia's infant mortality rate in 1999 was 92.5. This ranked 173rd globally.
How did Zambia's infant mortality rate change in 1999?▾
Zambia's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.0% in 1999 compared to 1998.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1999?▾
Liberia had the highest infant mortality rate in 1999 at 131.9.
What is the infant mortality rate of Zambia in 1999?▾
The infant mortality rate of Zambia in 1999 was 92.5. This ranked 173rd globally.
How does 1999 compare to 1998 for Zambia's infant mortality rate?▾
Zambia's infant mortality rate went from 94.4 in 1998 to 92.5 in 1999, a 2.0% decrease.
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