Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Zambia
Zambia: Deaths aged 5 to 24 was 10,541 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10,541
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
49th
of 200 countries
All-time high
16,144
in 1998
All-time low
10,541
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths aged 5 to 24 in Zambia is 10,541, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths aged 5 to 24 in Zambia peaked at 16,144 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10,541, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 49th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,424 | 13,894 | 16,144 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,050 | 13,829 | 16,029 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,264 | 11,263 | 13,517 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,811 | 10,541 | 11,109 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.495 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths aged 5 to 24 in Zambia?
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Zambia was 10,541 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths aged 5 to 24 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,144 in 1998.
- What is the lowest deaths aged 5 to 24 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,541 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for deaths aged 5 to 24?
- Zambia ranks 49th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths aged 5 to 24 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 aged 5 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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