Mortality rate age 5-9 in Zambia

Zambia: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 5.81 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.81
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
26th
of 201 countries
All-time high
17.11
in 1990
All-time low
5.81
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate age 5-9 in Zambia, 1990–2024

57.51012.51517.51990200720241990: 17.11991: 171992: 16.91993: 16.71994: 16.51995: 16.21996: 15.91997: 15.61998: 15.21999: 14.72000: 14.22001: 13.72002: 13.12003: 12.52004: 11.92005: 11.42006: 10.82007: 10.32008: 9.82009: 9.32010: 8.92011: 8.52012: 8.12013: 7.72014: 7.42015: 7.12016: 6.82017: 6.62018: 6.52019: 6.32020: 6.22021: 6.12022: 62023: 5.92024: 5.8

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in Zambia is 5.81, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Zambia peaked at 17.11 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.81, in 2024.

Zambia ranks 26th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Mortality rate age 5-9 in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Zambia, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 17.11
1991 17.03 -0.5%
1992 16.91 -0.7%
1993 16.73 -1.1%
1994 16.51 -1.3%
1995 16.24 -1.7%
1996 15.93 -1.9%
1997 15.58 -2.2%
1998 15.16 -2.7%
1999 14.71 -3.0%
2000 14.22 -3.3%
2001 13.68 -3.8%
2002 13.12 -4.1%
2003 12.53 -4.5%
2004 11.94 -4.7%
2005 11.36 -4.9%
2006 10.8 -5.0%
2007 10.26 -4.9%
2008 9.77 -4.8%
2009 9.32 -4.6%
2010 8.88 -4.7%
2011 8.48 -4.5%
2012 8.09 -4.6%
2013 7.73 -4.4%
2014 7.4 -4.3%
2015 7.1 -4.0%
2016 6.84 -3.6%
2017 6.63 -3.1%
2018 6.46 -2.7%
2019 6.32 -2.1%
2020 6.22 -1.6%
2021 6.14 -1.2%
2022 6.05 -1.6%
2023 5.93 -1.9%
2024 5.81 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.19 14.71 17.11 10
2000s 11.7 9.32 14.22 10
2010s 7.39 6.32 8.88 10
2020s 6.03 5.81 6.22 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 23 Djibouti 6.55 compare
  2. 24 Malawi 6.17 compare
  3. 25 Guinea-Bissau 6.1 compare
  4. 27 Kiribati 5.7 compare
  5. 28 Togo 5.58 compare
  6. 29 Ghana 5.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Zambia?
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Zambia was 5.81 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 17.11 in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.81 in 2024.
How does Zambia rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
Zambia ranks 26th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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