ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia

Zambia: ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n was 3,981 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
3,981
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
30th
of 184 countries
All-time high
8,962
in 2000
All-time low
3,981
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia, 2000–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000201020212000: 9.0k2001: 8.5k2002: 7.9k2003: 7.3k2004: 6.7k2005: 6.2k2006: 5.8k2007: 5.7k2008: 5.4k2009: 5.2k2010: 5.1k2011: 5.0k2012: 4.9k2013: 4.7k2014: 4.7k2015: 4.7k2016: 4.5k2017: 4.4k2018: 4.3k2019: 4.2k2020: 4.1k2021: 4.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 3,981 for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia peaked at 8,962 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,981, in 2021.

Zambia ranks 30th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 8,962
2001 8,485 -5.3%
2002 7,918 -6.7%
2003 7,338 -7.3%
2004 6,737 -8.2%
2005 6,211 -7.8%
2006 5,843 -5.9%
2007 5,651 -3.3%
2008 5,414 -4.2%
2009 5,239 -3.2%
2010 5,075 -3.1%
2011 4,966 -2.1%
2012 4,879 -1.8%
2013 4,750 -2.7%
2014 4,664 -1.8%
2015 4,671 +0.2%
2016 4,494 -3.8%
2017 4,359 -3.0%
2018 4,307 -1.2%
2019 4,197 -2.5%
2020 4,078 -2.8%
2021 3,981 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,780 5,239 8,962 10
2010s 4,636 4,197 5,075 10
2020s 4,029 3,981 4,078 2

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 27 Togo 4,313 compare
  2. 28 Timor-Leste 4,288 compare
  3. 29 Eswatini 4,023 compare
  4. 31 Comoros 3,936 compare
  5. 32 Sudan 3,813 compare
  6. 33 Burundi 3,785 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia?
Ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia was 3,981 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 8,962 in 2000.
What is the lowest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,981 in 2021.
How does Zambia rank for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n?
Zambia ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
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