Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Number of under-five deaths, per capita was 0.0015 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, per capita in Zambia is 0.0015 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0094 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per person, in 2024.
That places Zambia 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0094 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0092 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0091 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0088 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0087 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0087 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0084 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0083 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0081 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0079 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0071 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0073 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0074 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0076 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0081 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0081 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0081 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.008 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0078 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0077 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.003 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 5 |
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, per capita in Zambia?
- Number of under-five deaths, per capita in Zambia was 0.0015 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0094 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.