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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 5-9 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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