Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zambia
Zambia: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 2,400 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zambia stood at 2,400. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zambia peaked at 3,824 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2,400, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 49th of 196 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 15-19 years in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,283 | — |
| 1991 | 3,438 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 3,575 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 3,691 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 3,771 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 3,813 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 3,823 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3,824 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,812 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3,792 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3,783 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 3,770 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3,743 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 3,697 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3,640 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3,571 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3,495 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 3,415 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,345 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3,267 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 3,188 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3,111 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 3,035 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2,963 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,893 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2,829 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2,765 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 2,707 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2,655 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2,604 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2,559 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,512 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2,473 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 2,435 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2,400 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,682 | 3,283 | 3,824 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,573 | 3,267 | 3,783 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,875 | 2,604 | 3,188 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,476 | 2,400 | 2,559 | 5 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.67 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 723,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 663,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651,791 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 56,680 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 69,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zambia?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zambia was 2,400 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,824 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Zambia ranks 49th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years