Afghanistan vs Zambia: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years)

Afghanistan
344.17
in 2021
Zambia
334.9
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
11th
Zambia rank
12th

Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zambia
0200400600200020102021

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 344.17 against 334.9 in Zambia, a difference of 9.27.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 12th of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 349.74 531.83 182.09 Zambia
2010s 303.9 341.31 37.41 Zambia
2020s 326.21 321.93 4.28 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years), Afghanistan or Zambia?
Afghanistan, at 344.17 against 334.9 in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) between Afghanistan and Zambia?
9.27, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years)?
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 12th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Zambia: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years). Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/adult-mortality-rate-probability-of-dying-between-15-and-60-years-per-1000-population/afghanistan/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/adult-mortality-rate-probability-of-dying-between-15-and-60-years-per-1000-population/afghanistan/zambia/">Afghanistan vs Zambia: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed