India vs Zambia: Number of deaths from malaria
India
8,358 deaths
in 2021
Zambia
8,742 deaths
in 2021
India rank
20th
Zambia rank
18th
Number of deaths from malaria over time
- India
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8,742 deaths against 8,358 deaths in India, a difference of 384 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 18th of 194 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,468 deaths | 9,109 deaths | 20,359 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 19,137 deaths | 7,235 deaths | 11,902 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 8,513 deaths | 8,458 deaths | 54.69 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths from malaria, India or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8,742 deaths against 8,358 deaths in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between India and Zambia?
- 384 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do India and Zambia rank globally for number of deaths from malaria?
- India ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 18th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. 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 malaria in both sexes.