Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.02 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.02 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
76th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0432 units per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.0193 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Zambia is 0.02 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0432 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0193 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 76th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0224 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0252 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.02 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.02 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0425 units per square kilometre | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.033 units per square kilometre | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 73 South Sudan 0.0226 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0223 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 El Salvador 0.0221 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Indonesia 0.019 units per square kilometre compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0179 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Cambodia 0.017 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Zambia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.02 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0432 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0193 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 76th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.