Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita was 0.0007 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0007 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0045 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 26th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0045 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.004 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.004 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.002 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.001 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 5 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Zambia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Zambia was 0.0007 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.