nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia
Zambia: nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n was 0.0398 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia stood at 0.0398. 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, nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia peaked at 0.0896 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0398, 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.
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0896 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0849 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0792 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0734 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0674 | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0621 | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0584 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0565 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0541 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0524 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0508 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0497 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0488 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0475 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0466 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0467 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0449 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0436 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0431 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.042 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0408 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0398 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0678 | 0.0524 | 0.0896 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0464 | 0.042 | 0.0508 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0403 | 0.0398 | 0.0408 | 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 6.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0144 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia?
- Nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Zambia was 0.0398 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0896 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0398 in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n?
- Zambia ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nqx - probability of 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 nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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