Niger vs Zambia: Mortality rates at age 25

Niger
0.2596 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Niger rank
57th
Zambia rank
59th

Mortality rates at age 25 over time

  • Niger
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.2596 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.0157 deaths per 1,000 people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 59th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people 0.5781 deaths per 1,000 people 0.5839 deaths per 1,000 people Niger
1960s 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people 0.5017 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6311 deaths per 1,000 people Niger
1970s 1.04 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4218 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6159 deaths per 1,000 people Niger
1980s 0.6736 deaths per 1,000 people 0.5811 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0925 deaths per 1,000 people Niger
1990s 0.5213 deaths per 1,000 people 0.8961 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3748 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia
2000s 0.4401 deaths per 1,000 people 0.7389 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2988 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia
2010s 0.3262 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4359 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1097 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia
2020s 0.2688 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2872 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0184 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Niger or Zambia?
Niger, at 0.2596 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Niger and Zambia?
0.0157 deaths per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Niger and Zambia rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
Niger ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rates at age 25
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.