Tuberculosis death rate in Zambia
Zambia: Tuberculosis death rate was 39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis death rate in Zambia stood at 39.
That represents a change of up 62.5% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Zambia peaked at 239 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 24th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis death rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 236 | — |
| 2001 | 239 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 173 | -27.6% |
| 2003 | 138 | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 143 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 156 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 156 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 156 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 156 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 143 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 138 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 133 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 135 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 128 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 123 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 120 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 108 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 110 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 108 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 91 | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 73 | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 41 | -43.8% |
| 2022 | 27 | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 39 | +62.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 39 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 39 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis death rate in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +62.5% | 24 | 39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 169.6 | 138 | 239 | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.4 | 91 | 138 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8 | 24 | 73 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Zambia?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Zambia was 39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 239 in 2001.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Zambia ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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