Probability of dying that year, among females in Zambia
Zambia: Probability of dying that year, among females was 3.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.4%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
28th
of 236 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 1950
All-time low
3.4%
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability of dying that year, among females in Zambia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3.4% for probability of dying that year, among females in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Zambia peaked at 11.8% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2023.
That places Zambia 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11.8% | — |
| 1951 | 11.7% | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 11.6% | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 11.5% | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 11.1% | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 10.7% | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 10.6% | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 10.5% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 10.3% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 10.2% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 10.1% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 10.0% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 9.7% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 9.6% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 9.4% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 9.2% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 8.8% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.4%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,306 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,306 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Zambia?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Zambia was 3.4% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Zambia ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.