Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Zambia

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Zambia was 30.9. A difference of -1.3 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Zambia were 33.7 and 27.8 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Zambia for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Zambia
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Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Zambia
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Year Total Male Female
1960 99.1 105 92.8
1961 97.9 103.7 91.7
1962 96.8 102.4 90.7
1963 95.7 101.4 89.7
1964 95 100.6 89
1965 94.5 100.1 88.6
1966 94.2 99.7 88.4
1967 93.9 99.3 88.2
1968 93.4 98.7 87.7
1969 92.5 97.9 86.9
1970 91.1 96.3 85.5
1971 89 94.1 83.5
1972 86.5 91.6 81.2
1973 84.1 89.1 78.9
1974 82.1 87.1 76.8
1975 80.7 85.8 75.3
1976 80.1 85.5 74.6
1977 80.1 85.6 74.4
1978 80.7 86.3 74.8
1979 81.4 87.1 75.4
1980 82.4 88.2 76.2
1981 83.3 89.2 76.9
1982 84.3 90.4 77.8
1983 85.9 92.1 79.3
1984 88.2 94.5 81.6
1985 91 97.3 84.2
1986 93.9 100.3 87
1987 96.5 103 89.6
1988 98.8 105.3 91.9
1989 100.5 107 93.7
1990 101.6 108 94.9
1991 102.2 108.5 95.6
1992 102.2 108.3 95.8
1993 101.5 107.4 95.2
1994 100.2 106.1 94
1995 98.6 104.4 92.5
1996 97.1 102.9 91.1
1997 95.8 101.5 89.8
1998 94.4 100.1 88.4
1999 92.5 98.3 86.4
2000 89.4 95.2 83.2
2001 84.6 90.3 78.6
2002 78.8 84.4 72.9
2003 72.9 78.3 67.3
2004 66.7 71.8 61.4
2005 61.2 66 56.1
2006 57.5 62 52.6
2007 55.4 60 50.6
2008 52.9 57.3 48.3
2009 50.7 55 46.3
2010 49 53.1 44.6
2011 47.6 51.7 43.3
2012 46.4 50.3 42.2
2013 44.7 48.6 40.7
2014 43.3 47 39.3
2015 42.5 46.2 38.6
2016 40.9 44.5 37.1
2017 38.8 42.2 35.2
2018 37.5 40.8 34
2019 35.7 39 32.3
2020 34.5 37.7 31.1
2021 33.4 36.4 30.1
2022 32.2 35.2 29
2023 30.9 33.7 27.8