Tanzania vs Zambia: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute)
Tanzania
29.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Zambia
30.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Tanzania rank
49th
Zambia rank
46th
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 30.9 per 1,000 live births against 29.9 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, a difference of 1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 46th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 109.23 per 1,000 live births | 83.58 per 1,000 live births | 25.65 per 1,000 live births | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 106.66 per 1,000 live births | 90.48 per 1,000 live births | 16.18 per 1,000 live births | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 99.99 per 1,000 live births | 98.61 per 1,000 live births | 1.38 per 1,000 live births | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 65.88 per 1,000 live births | 67.01 per 1,000 live births | 1.13 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 41.51 per 1,000 live births | 42.64 per 1,000 live births | 1.13 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 31.75 per 1,000 live births | 32.75 per 1,000 live births | 1 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 30.9 per 1,000 live births against 29.9 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 1 per 1,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Tanzania ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 46th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release