Mortality rate, adult, female in Zambia
Zambia: Mortality rate, adult, female was 153.35 per 1,000 female adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
153.35 per 1,000 female adults
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
52nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
527.43 per 1,000 female adults
in 1999
All-time low
153.35 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, female in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 153.35 per 1,000 female adults for mortality rate, adult, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Zambia peaked at 527.43 per 1,000 female adults in 1999 and was at its lowest, 153.35 per 1,000 female adults, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 52nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 282.6 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1961 | 279.44 per 1,000 female adults | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 276.93 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 275.05 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 279.02 per 1,000 female adults | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 269.98 per 1,000 female adults | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 268.52 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 266.48 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 266.13 per 1,000 female adults | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 262.77 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 260.64 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 256.53 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 252.27 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 248.49 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 243.74 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 239.94 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 233.58 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 229.47 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 227.99 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 229.72 per 1,000 female adults | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 239.56 per 1,000 female adults | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 247.79 per 1,000 female adults | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 256.77 per 1,000 female adults | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 271.13 per 1,000 female adults | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 284.26 per 1,000 female adults | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 302.82 per 1,000 female adults | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 321.96 per 1,000 female adults | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 338.78 per 1,000 female adults | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 357.82 per 1,000 female adults | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 377.84 per 1,000 female adults | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 397.45 per 1,000 female adults | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 418.08 per 1,000 female adults | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 434.77 per 1,000 female adults | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 446.95 per 1,000 female adults | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 464.93 per 1,000 female adults | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 479.72 per 1,000 female adults | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 498.39 per 1,000 female adults | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 506.8 per 1,000 female adults | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 521.01 per 1,000 female adults | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 527.43 per 1,000 female adults | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 525.32 per 1,000 female adults | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 518.39 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 504.56 per 1,000 female adults | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 487.11 per 1,000 female adults | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 488.01 per 1,000 female adults | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 476.9 per 1,000 female adults | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 454.92 per 1,000 female adults | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 437.95 per 1,000 female adults | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 411.52 per 1,000 female adults | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 391.81 per 1,000 female adults | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 367.19 per 1,000 female adults | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 340.42 per 1,000 female adults | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 320.48 per 1,000 female adults | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 303.98 per 1,000 female adults | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 286.04 per 1,000 female adults | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 268.5 per 1,000 female adults | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 261.78 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 248.8 per 1,000 female adults | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 235.12 per 1,000 female adults | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 215.69 per 1,000 female adults | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 203.39 per 1,000 female adults | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 229.54 per 1,000 female adults | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 172.21 per 1,000 female adults | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 155.33 per 1,000 female adults | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 153.35 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 153.35 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150.06 per 1,000 female adults, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 153.35 per 1,000 female adults is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.42 per 1,000 female adults, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 272.69 per 1,000 female adults | 262.77 per 1,000 female adults | 282.6 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 242.24 per 1,000 female adults | 227.99 per 1,000 female adults | 260.64 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 299.87 per 1,000 female adults | 239.56 per 1,000 female adults | 377.84 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 469.55 per 1,000 female adults | 397.45 per 1,000 female adults | 527.43 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 469.65 per 1,000 female adults | 391.81 per 1,000 female adults | 525.32 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 284.8 per 1,000 female adults | 215.69 per 1,000 female adults | 367.19 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 182.76 per 1,000 female adults | 153.35 per 1,000 female adults | 229.54 per 1,000 female adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 49 Eritrea 155.86 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 50 Gabon 155.3 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 51 Sudan 154.56 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 53 Greenland 152.12 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 54 Mauritania 151.87 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 55 Botswana 150.81 per 1,000 female adults 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 rate, adult, female in Zambia?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Zambia was 153.35 per 1,000 female adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 527.43 per 1,000 female adults in 1999.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 153.35 per 1,000 female adults in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Zambia ranks 52nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.