Mortality rate age 5-14 in Zambia
Zambia: Mortality rate age 5-14 was 9.25 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-14 in Zambia is 9.25, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-14 in Zambia peaked at 26.44 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.25, in 2024.
That places Zambia 32nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.44 | — |
| 1991 | 26.19 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 25.9 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 25.55 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 25.13 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 24.66 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 24.14 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 23.59 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 22.95 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 22.26 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 21.52 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 20.73 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 19.91 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 19.06 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 18.21 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 17.38 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 16.59 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 15.85 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 15.16 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 14.52 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 13.33 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 12.78 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 12.27 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 11.79 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 11.35 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 10.96 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.64 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 10.36 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 10.14 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.95 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 9.8 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.62 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 9.44 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 9.25 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.68 | 22.26 | 26.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.89 | 14.52 | 21.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.75 | 10.14 | 13.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.61 | 9.25 | 9.95 | 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)
- 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 mortality rate age 5-14 in Zambia?
- Mortality rate age 5-14 in Zambia was 9.25 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.44 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.25 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for mortality rate age 5-14?
- Zambia ranks 32nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-14 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 Mortality rate age 5-14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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