Number of youth deaths in Zambia
Zambia: Number of youth deaths was 38,234 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 38,234 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Zambia peaked at 74,543 deaths in 1998 and was at its lowest, 38,022 deaths, in 2022.
That places Zambia 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Zambia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69,334 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 70,968 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 72,193 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 73,045 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 73,651 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 73,894 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 74,062 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74,305 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 74,543 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 74,145 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 72,706 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 69,995 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 66,387 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 62,542 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 58,892 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 55,874 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 53,367 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 51,795 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 50,412 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 48,367 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 47,040 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 46,416 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 45,543 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 44,161 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 42,554 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 41,503 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 40,040 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 39,202 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 39,355 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 39,108 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 38,966 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 38,094 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 38,022 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 38,265 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 38,234 deaths | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,014 deaths | 69,334 deaths | 74,543 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,034 deaths | 48,367 deaths | 72,706 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,492 deaths | 39,108 deaths | 47,040 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,316 deaths | 38,022 deaths | 38,966 deaths | 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2018)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Zambia?
- Number of youth deaths in Zambia was 38,234 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 74,543 deaths in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,022 deaths in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for number of youth deaths?
- Zambia ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.