Adolescent mortality rate in Zambia
Zambia: Adolescent mortality rate was 3.75 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Zambia, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3.75 for adolescent mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Zambia peaked at 9.2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.75, in 2021.
That places Zambia 39th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.2 | — |
| 1991 | 8.95 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 8.7 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 8.46 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 8.21 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 7.98 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 7.74 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 7.52 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 7.31 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 7.1 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 6.88 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 6.67 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.47 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.28 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 6.09 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 5.91 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 5.75 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 5.6 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.46 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 5.31 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.17 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 5.04 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.91 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.78 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.64 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.49 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.36 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 4.22 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 4.09 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.97 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.86 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.75 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.12 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.04 | 5.31 | 6.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.57 | 3.97 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 | 3.75 | 3.86 | 2 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Zambia?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Zambia was 3.75 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Zambia ranks 39th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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