Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Zambia
Zambia: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 2,856 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 20-24 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 20-24 years in Zambia stood at 2,856. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Zambia peaked at 5,774 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2,856, in 2024.
That places Zambia 52nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,385 | — |
| 1991 | 4,635 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 4,879 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 5,102 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 5,305 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 5,476 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 5,607 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 5,699 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5,760 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 5,774 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5,761 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5,730 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 5,669 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5,586 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 5,489 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5,391 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5,287 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5,175 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 5,057 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 4,905 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 4,739 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 4,552 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 4,365 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 4,179 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4,004 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 3,848 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 3,704 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 3,576 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 3,462 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3,345 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 3,230 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 3,110 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2,999 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2,907 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 2,856 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,262 | 4,385 | 5,774 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,405 | 4,905 | 5,761 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,977 | 3,345 | 4,739 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,020 | 2,856 | 3,230 | 5 |
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More education data for Zambia
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,736 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,494 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32,186 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -20.25 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Zambia?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Zambia was 2,856 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 20-24 years recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,774 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,856 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Zambia ranks 52nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years