Mortality rates at age 65 in Zambia
Zambia: Mortality rates at age 65 was 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.03 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
70th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.33 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1999
All-time low
3.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates at age 65 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
Zambia recorded 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 65 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Zambia peaked at 5.33 deaths per 1,000 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 70th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates at age 65 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 3.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 3.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 3.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 3.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 3.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 3.43 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 4.2 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.59 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 4.71 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.82 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 4.93 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 5.05 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 5.17 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.24 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 5.33 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.24 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 5 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 4.24 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.85 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 65 in Zambia?
- Mortality rates at age 65 in Zambia was 3.03 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 65 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 deaths per 1,000 people in 1999.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for mortality rates at age 65?
- Zambia ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.