Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Zambia
Zambia: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 26.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Zambia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Zambia stood at 26.0%.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Zambia peaked at 29.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 53rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.5% | — |
| 2001 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -8.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 26.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 26.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 26.6% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 25.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.0% | 28.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 50 Burundi 26.2% compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.2% compare
- 52 Madagascar 26.1% compare
- 53 Pakistan 26.0% compare
- 55 Burkina Faso 25.9% compare
- 56 South Sudan 25.5% compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Zambia?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Zambia was 26.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Zambia ranks 53rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).