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
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia, 2000–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
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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