nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Zambia

Zambia: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.041 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
0.041
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
30th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0956
in 2000
All-time low
0.041
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Zambia, 2000–2021

00.020.040.060.080.12000201020212000: 0.0962001: 0.092002: 0.0842003: 0.0772004: 0.0712005: 0.0652006: 0.0612007: 0.0592008: 0.0562009: 0.0542010: 0.0532011: 0.0512012: 0.0512013: 0.0492014: 0.0482015: 0.0482016: 0.0462017: 0.0452018: 0.0442019: 0.0432020: 0.0422021: 0.041

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.041 for nmx - age-specific death rate 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 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Zambia peaked at 0.0956 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.041, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0713 0.0544 0.0956 10
2010s 0.0479 0.0432 0.0526 10
2020s 0.0415 0.041 0.042 2

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 27 Togo 0.0445 compare
  2. 28 Timor-Leste 0.0442 compare
  3. 29 Eswatini 0.0414 compare
  4. 31 Comoros 0.0405 compare
  5. 32 Sudan 0.0392 compare
  6. 33 Burundi 0.0389 compare

See the full ranking of 196 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Zambia?
Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Zambia was 0.041 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0956 in 2000.
What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.041 in 2021.
How does Zambia rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
Zambia ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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