Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Zambia
Zambia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 1,892 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1,892 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Zambia peaked at 2,239 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,892, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 32nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,097 | — |
| 1991 | 2,138 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 2,172 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2,198 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 2,217 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2,231 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2,236 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,239 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,230 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,222 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 2,213 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,197 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,180 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,153 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,122 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2,088 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2,055 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2,021 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,993 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,971 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,953 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,943 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,936 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,931 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,925 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,914 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,908 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,902 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,898 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,894 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,896 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,904 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,903 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,898 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,892 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,198 | 2,097 | 2,239 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,099 | 1,971 | 2,213 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,920 | 1,894 | 1,953 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,899 | 1,892 | 1,904 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 29 South Sudan 2,002 compare
- 30 Malawi 1,989 compare
- 31 Brazil 1,926 compare
- 33 Palestine, State of 1,870 compare
- 34 Kenya 1,836 compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 1,832 compare
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 number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Zambia?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Zambia was 1,892 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,239 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,892 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Zambia ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years