What is mortality rates at age 25 in Zambia?

Mortality rates at age 25 in Zambia was 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 0.9726 deaths per 1,000 people in 1998.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Zambia rank for mortality rates at age 25?

Zambia ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Zambia data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 25 in Zambia

Name: Mortality rates at age 25 in Zambia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zambia: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 12.4%

World rank

59th

of 236 countries

All-time high

0.9726 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1998

All-time low

0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 25 in Zambia, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, mortality rates at age 25 in Zambia stood at 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Zambia peaked at 0.9726 deaths per 1,000 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Zambia ranks 59th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Mortality rates at age 25 in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 25 in Zambia, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	0.6232 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	0.6141 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1952	0.6033 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1953	0.5922 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1954	0.5821 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1955	0.572 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1956	0.5629 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1957	0.5538 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1958	0.5433 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1959	0.5345 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1960	0.5263 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1961	0.5147 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1962	0.508 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1963	0.4995 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1964	0.5643 deaths per 1,000 people	+13.0%
1965	0.4908 deaths per 1,000 people	-13.0%
1966	0.4853 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1967	0.4809 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1968	0.4774 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1969	0.4704 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1970	0.4614 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1971	0.4509 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1972	0.4409 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1973	0.4261 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.4%
1974	0.4163 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1975	0.4093 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1976	0.398 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1977	0.3972 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1978	0.3968 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1979	0.4216 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.2%
1980	0.4474 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.1%
1981	0.4704 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.1%
1982	0.4987 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.0%
1983	0.5245 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.2%
1984	0.5587 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.5%
1985	0.5991 deaths per 1,000 people	+7.2%
1986	0.6315 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.4%
1987	0.6599 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.5%
1988	0.6898 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.5%
1989	0.7308 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.9%
1990	0.7622 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.3%
1991	0.8072 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.9%
1992	0.8417 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.3%
1993	0.8717 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.6%
1994	0.8972 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.9%
1995	0.9271 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.3%
1996	0.9527 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.8%
1997	0.9646 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
1998	0.9726 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.8%
1999	0.9641 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
2000	0.9344 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
2001	0.8955 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.2%
2002	0.8474 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.4%
2003	0.8042 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.1%
2004	0.7494 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.8%
2005	0.702 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.3%
2006	0.6667 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.0%
2007	0.6303 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.5%
2008	0.5987 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.0%
2009	0.5604 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.4%
2010	0.5281 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.8%
2011	0.5044 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.5%
2012	0.4751 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.8%
2013	0.4503 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.2%
2014	0.4324 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.0%
2015	0.4172 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.5%
2016	0.4046 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
2017	0.3978 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
2018	0.3815 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.1%
2019	0.3676 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.6%
2020	0.3004 deaths per 1,000 people	-18.3%
2021	0.3259 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.5%
2022	0.2785 deaths per 1,000 people	-14.5%
2023	0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people	-12.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0.5781 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5345 deaths per 1,000 people	0.6232 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	0.5017 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4704 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5643 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	0.4218 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3968 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4614 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	0.5811 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4474 deaths per 1,000 people	0.7308 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	0.8961 deaths per 1,000 people	0.7622 deaths per 1,000 people	0.9726 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	0.7389 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5604 deaths per 1,000 people	0.9344 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	0.4359 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3676 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5281 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	0.2872 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3259 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Zambia

56 Marshall Islands 0.2609 deaths per 1,000 people compare
57 Niger 0.2596 deaths per 1,000 people compare
58 Viet Nam 0.2482 deaths per 1,000 people compare
60 Rwanda 0.2403 deaths per 1,000 people compare
61 Afghanistan 0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people compare
62 Guatemala 0.238 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Zambia

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 25 in Zambia?: Mortality rates at age 25 in Zambia was 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.9726 deaths per 1,000 people in 1998.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Zambia rank for mortality rates at age 25?: Zambia ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zambia data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 25
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.