Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Zambia
Zambia: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 5 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Zambia is 5 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Zambia peaked at 18.6 per 1,000 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5 per 1,000, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 55th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Zambia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 18.3 per 1,000 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 18.5 per 1,000 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 18.6 per 1,000 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 18.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.4 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 18.1 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 17.7 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 17.3 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 16.7 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 16.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 15.7 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 15.1 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 14.5 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 13.9 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 13.3 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 12 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.5 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 10.3 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 9.8 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 9.3 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 8.8 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 8.3 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.8 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.03 per 1,000 | 16.7 per 1,000 | 18.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.57 per 1,000 | 10.9 per 1,000 | 16.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.22 per 1,000 | 6.4 per 1,000 | 10.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 6.1 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 53 Lebanon 5.2 per 1,000 compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 5.2 per 1,000 compare
- 55 Guyana 5 per 1,000 compare
- 55 Marshall Islands 5 per 1,000 compare
- 58 Cambodia 4.9 per 1,000 compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 4.9 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Zambia?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Zambia was 5 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 per 1,000 in 1993.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Zambia ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.