Afghanistan vs Zambia: Death rate from drowning
Afghanistan
4.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
4.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
63rd
Zambia rank
62nd
Death rate from drowning over time
- Afghanistan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 62nd of 194 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.895 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Afghanistan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zambia 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 death rate from drowning?
- Afghanistan ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 62nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.