Youth mortality rate in Zambia
Zambia: Youth mortality rate was 5.72 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.72
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
34th
of 199 countries
All-time high
20.35
in 1989
All-time low
5.72
in 2024
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Youth mortality rate in Zambia, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Zambia stood at 5.72. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Zambia peaked at 20.35 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.72, in 2024.
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 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.12 | 18.09 | 20.35 | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.27 | 17.68 | 20.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.69 | 9.18 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.35 | 6.31 | 8.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 | 5.72 | 6.19 | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 290,979 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 302,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 301,939 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.31 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.98 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Zambia?
- Youth mortality rate in Zambia was 5.72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.35 in 1989.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.72 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for youth mortality rate?
- Zambia ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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