Deaths in Zambia
Zambia: Deaths was 296 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
296
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
13th
of 194 countries
All-time high
731
in 2006
All-time low
296
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Deaths in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, deaths in Zambia stood at 296. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in Zambia peaked at 731 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 296, in 2024.
That places Zambia 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Deaths in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 311 | — |
| 2001 | 370 | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 460 | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 535 | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 621 | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 703 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 731 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 671 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 581 | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 531 | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 504 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 499 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 478 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 460 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 441 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 414 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 384 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 356 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 330 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 321 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 325 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 315 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 324 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 312 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 296 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 551.4 | 311 | 731 | 10 |
| 2010s | 418.7 | 321 | 504 | 10 |
| 2020s | 314.4 | 296 | 325 | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 299 (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in Zambia?
- Deaths in Zambia was 296 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 731 in 2006.
- What is the lowest deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 296 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for deaths?
- Zambia ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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