Zambia - Infant Mortality Rate 2011
47.6
−1.4 from 2010
Zambia's infant mortality rate was 47.6 in 2011, decreased +1.4 from 49.0 in 2010. This was the 160th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2011▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iceland | 2.0 | -4.8% |
| 2nd | Singapore | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Finland | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 4th | Japan | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 5th | Luxembourg | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 6th | San Marino | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 7th | Slovenia | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 8th | Sweden | 2.5 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Cyprus | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 10th | Czechia | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 11th | Norway | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 12th | Spain | 3.0 | -6.3% |
| 13th | Portugal | 3.0 | 0.0% |
| 14th | France | 3.1 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Korea | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 16th | Monaco | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 17th | Estonia | 3.3 | -8.3% |
| 18th | Italy | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 19th | Germany | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 20th | Greece | 3.4 | 3.0% |
| 21st | Austria | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 22nd | Denmark | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Ireland | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 24th | Israel | 3.5 | -5.4% |
| 25th | Belgium | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 26th | Netherlands | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 27th | Australia | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 28th | European Union | 3.9 | -3.7% |
| 29th | Belarus | 3.9 | -7.1% |
| 30th | Switzerland | 3.9 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Andorra | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 32nd | United Kingdom | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 33rd | Croatia | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 34th | Lithuania | 4.5 | -8.2% |
| 35th | Cuba | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 36th | Canada | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 37th | Poland | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 38th | Hungary | 5.0 | -2.0% |
| 39th | Montenegro | 5.1 | -10.5% |
| 40th | New Zealand | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 41st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 42nd | Slovak Republic | 5.5 | -3.5% |
| 43rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 44th | Latvia | 6.0 | -7.7% |
| 45th | Malta | 6.0 | 0.0% |
| 46th | United States | 6.1 | -1.6% |
| 47th | Serbia | 6.4 | -3.0% |
| 48th | Malaysia | 6.5 | 0.0% |
| 49th | United Arab Emirates | 6.8 | -2.9% |
| 50th | Bahrain | 6.8 | -4.2% |
| 51st | Qatar | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 52nd | Chile | 7.4 | -1.3% |
| 53rd | Russian Federation | 8.1 | -2.4% |
| 54th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.2 | 1.2% |
| 55th | Bulgaria | 8.7 | -4.4% |
| 56th | Costa Rica | 8.8 | -2.2% |
| 57th | Kuwait | 8.8 | -3.3% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 8.8 | -4.3% |
| 59th | Sri Lanka | 8.9 | -2.2% |
| 60th | North Macedonia | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 61st | Albania | 9.0 | -7.2% |
| 62nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.3 | -2.1% |
| 63rd | Oman | 9.4 | -1.1% |
| 64th | Saudi Arabia | 9.7 | -6.7% |
| 65th | Romania | 10.0 | -4.8% |
| 66th | Tonga | 10.4 | -1.9% |
| 67th | Georgia | 10.8 | -7.7% |
| 68th | Ukraine | 10.8 | -5.3% |
| 69th | Lebanon | 11.0 | -0.9% |
| 70th | Maldives | 11.1 | -6.7% |
| 71st | China | 11.5 | -8.0% |
| 72nd | Thailand | 11.7 | -4.1% |
| 73rd | Argentina | 11.9 | -4.0% |
| 74th | Barbados | 12.5 | -1.6% |
| 75th | Seychelles | 12.7 | 0.8% |
| 76th | Bahamas, The | 13.1 | -2.2% |
| 77th | Mauritius | 13.1 | 0.8% |
| 78th | Türkiye | 13.8 | -6.1% |
| 79th | Libya | 13.9 | 6.9% |
| 80th | British Virgin Islands | 14.0 | 0.7% |
| 81st | Grenada | 14.2 | 2.2% |
| 82nd | Panama | 14.3 | -2.7% |
| 83rd | Kazakhstan | 14.9 | -10.8% |
| 84th | El Salvador | 14.9 | -4.5% |
| 85th | Belize | 15.1 | -2.6% |
| 86th | Moldova | 15.1 | -1.3% |
| 87th | Samoa | 15.2 | -0.7% |
| 88th | Brazil | 15.3 | -4.4% |
| 89th | Ecuador | 15.3 | -4.4% |
| 90th | Armenia | 15.6 | -4.9% |
| 91st | Mexico | 15.7 | -3.1% |
| 92nd | Colombia | 15.8 | -3.1% |
| 93rd | St. Lucia | 16.0 | 0.0% |
| 94th | Peru | 16.2 | -3.6% |
| 95th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.3 | 1.2% |
| 96th | Viet Nam | 16.3 | -1.2% |
| 97th | Fiji | 16.4 | -2.4% |
| 98th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16.4 | -4.7% |
| 99th | Tunisia | 16.5 | -1.2% |
| 100th | Jordan | 16.6 | -2.4% |
| 101st | Palau | 16.6 | 0.0% |
| 102nd | Vanuatu | 16.8 | -2.9% |
| 103rd | Kosovo | 17.0 | -7.1% |
| 104th | Nicaragua | 17.6 | -4.9% |
| 105th | Jamaica | 17.9 | 0.0% |
| 106th | West Bank and Gaza | 18.4 | -3.2% |
| 107th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.6 | -3.6% |
| 108th | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.8 | 6.8% |
| 109th | Mongolia | 19.4 | -6.7% |
| 110th | Honduras | 19.6 | -3.0% |
| 111th | Suriname | 20.7 | -1.9% |
| 112th | Solomon Islands | 20.8 | -1.4% |
| 113th | São Tomé and Principe | 21.4 | -7.8% |
| 114th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 21.7 | -5.2% |
| 115th | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.9 | -1.8% |
| 116th | Paraguay | 22.0 | -3.1% |
| 117th | Nauru | 22.7 | -7.0% |
| 118th | Philippines | 22.8 | -1.3% |
| 119th | Cabo Verde | 22.9 | -3.8% |
| 120th | Dominica | 23.3 | 3.6% |
| 121st | Algeria | 23.8 | -2.5% |
| 122nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 24.0 | -6.6% |
| 123rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 24.6 | -3.9% |
| 124th | Uzbekistan | 25.6 | -8.2% |
| 125th | Tuvalu | 25.7 | -3.7% |
| 126th | Indonesia | 26.1 | -3.7% |
| 127th | Morocco | 26.7 | -5.3% |
| 128th | Guatemala | 27.1 | -3.9% |
| 129th | Azerbaijan | 27.5 | -6.8% |
| 130th | Tajikistan | 28.4 | -5.0% |
| 131st | Bhutan | 29.5 | -6.1% |
| 132nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 29.7 | -2.0% |
| 133rd | Iraq | 30.1 | -2.6% |
| 134th | Dominican Republic | 30.8 | 0.3% |
| 135th | Marshall Islands | 31.7 | -0.9% |
| 136th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 33.2 | -4.9% |
| 137th | Guyana | 33.3 | -1.8% |
| 138th | South Africa | 33.9 | -4.2% |
| 139th | Turkmenistan | 34.3 | -1.7% |
| 140th | Cambodia | 35.1 | -6.9% |
| 141st | Bangladesh | 35.4 | -4.1% |
| 142nd | Eritrea | 36.5 | -2.7% |
| 143rd | Gabon | 37.5 | -3.1% |
| 144th | Nepal | 38.7 | -3.7% |
| 145th | Rwanda | 39.0 | -7.6% |
| 146th | Congo, Republic of | 39.5 | -3.7% |
| 147th | Senegal | 40.3 | -2.9% |
| 148th | Kenya | 41.1 | -0.7% |
| 149th | Mauritania | 41.5 | -2.1% |
| 150th | Kiribati | 41.8 | -0.7% |
| 151st | Ghana | 43.9 | -3.9% |
| 152nd | Namibia | 44.4 | 4.0% |
| 153rd | India | 44.6 | -4.5% |
| 154th | Papua New Guinea | 44.8 | -2.4% |
| 155th | Yemen, Republic of | 45.0 | -3.4% |
| 156th | Madagascar | 45.2 | -2.2% |
| 157th | Comoros | 45.9 | -2.3% |
| 158th | Tanzania | 46.6 | -3.9% |
| 159th | Uganda | 46.7 | -5.7% |
| 160th | Zambia | 47.6 | -2.9% |
| 161st | Malawi | 49.9 | -6.9% |
| 162nd | Gambia, The | 50.0 | -3.3% |
| 163rd | Timor-Leste | 50.0 | -4.0% |
| 164th | Togo | 51.4 | -3.0% |
| 165th | Burundi | 51.9 | -5.6% |
| 166th | Botswana | 52.0 | 3.0% |
| 167th | Myanmar | 52.1 | -3.9% |
| 168th | Sudan | 53.4 | -2.0% |
| 169th | Haiti | 54.6 | -30.5% |
| 170th | Lao PDR | 56.1 | -4.4% |
| 171st | Eswatini | 57.8 | -6.8% |
| 172nd | Mozambique | 59.7 | -6.0% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 62.0 | -3.0% |
| 174th | Benin | 62.4 | -2.0% |
| 175th | Djibouti | 63.3 | -2.5% |
| 176th | Burkina Faso | 63.5 | -3.3% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 63.8 | -3.2% |
| 178th | Angola | 64.4 | -6.5% |
| 179th | Guinea-Bissau | 64.6 | -4.7% |
| 180th | Zimbabwe | 64.7 | -4.3% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 67.0 | -2.6% |
| 182nd | Liberia | 69.0 | -2.5% |
| 183rd | Niger | 69.9 | -1.4% |
| 184th | Pakistan | 71.6 | -2.2% |
| 185th | Equatorial Guinea | 72.4 | -3.6% |
| 186th | Nigeria | 73.0 | -1.4% |
| 187th | Lesotho | 73.3 | -3.7% |
| 188th | Guinea | 73.6 | -1.1% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | 74.0 | -3.8% |
| 190th | Mali | 75.5 | -2.3% |
| 191st | South Sudan | 76.1 | -3.7% |
| 192nd | Central African Republic | 78.1 | -11.4% |
| 193rd | Chad | 80.7 | -2.5% |
| 194th | Sierra Leone | 87.0 | -4.2% |
| 195th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 215.7 | 91.1% |
FAQ
What was Zambia's infant mortality rate in 2011?▾
Zambia's infant mortality rate in 2011 was 47.6. This ranked 160th globally.
How did Zambia's infant mortality rate change in 2011?▾
Zambia's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.9% in 2011 compared to 2010.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2011?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest infant mortality rate in 2011 at 215.7.
What is the infant mortality rate of Zambia in 2011?▾
The infant mortality rate of Zambia in 2011 was 47.6. This ranked 160th globally.
How does 2011 compare to 2010 for Zambia's infant mortality rate?▾
Zambia's infant mortality rate went from 49.0 in 2010 to 47.6 in 2011, a 2.9% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Zambia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2011. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 5.1%. View full analysis →
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