Health in Zambia

1,350 indicators covering health for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Life expectancy at age 60 14.96 2021 down 1.0% 167th
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 654.92 2021 up 5.9% 39th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.18 2021 up 12.9% 40th
Life expectancy at birth 60.97 2021 up 5.1% 171st
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 334.9 2021 down 10.6% 12th
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 100.0% 2024 up 987.0% 1st
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 11.33 2021 down 2.0% 168th
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.041 2021 down 20.4% 30th
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.0398 2021 down 19.8% 30th
lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st
nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 97,213 2021 up 0.7% 154th
Tx - person-years lived above age x 6.10 million 2021 up 5.1% 171st
ex - expectation of life at age x 60.97 2021 up 5.1% 171st
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 52.97 2021 up 5.0% 171st
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 3,981 2021 down 19.8% 30th
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate 24.6 2021 down 7.9% 31st
3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate 57.7 2021 down 24.6% 26th
Cardiovascular death rate vs gdp per capita 288.65 2021 up 24.3% 67th
Suicide rate vs income inequality 12.81 2021 up 11.1% 43rd
Life expectancy at birth who gho 60.97 2021 up 5.1% 172nd
Deaths from falls 862.43 2021 up 64.5% 75th
Death rate from falls 4.43 2021 up 20.4% 116th
Death rate from natural disasters 0 2021 83rd
Deaths from natural disasters 0 2021 89th
Number of deaths who 137,482 2021 up 12.7% 74th
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who 0.706 2021 down 17.4% 124th
Deaths from fires and burns who 661.22 2021 up 51.5% 40th
Death rate from fires and burns who 3.4 2021 up 11.1% 31st
Deaths from diarrheal diseases who 4,876 2021 down 15.9% 35th
Death rate from diarrheal diseases who 25.04 2021 down 38.4% 34th
Number of deaths from malaria ghe 8,742 2021 up 34.9% 18th
Death rate from malaria ghe 44.89 2021 down 1.2% 19th
Number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe 7,823 2021 down 54.5% 29th
Death rate from tuberculosis ghe 40.17 2021 down 66.6% 32nd
Deaths from cardiovascular disease ghe 14,751 2021 up 73.8% 99th
Death rate from cardiovascular disease ghe 75.75 2021 up 27.3% 185th
Deaths from strokes ghe 6,921 2021 up 63.0% 85th
Death rate from strokes who 137.19 2021 up 16.6% 42nd
Deaths from diabetes ghe 2,271 2021 up 71.1% 83rd
Death rate from diabetes ghe 11.66 2021 up 25.4% 166th
Deaths from alzheimers other dementias 518.56 2021 up 55.8% 113th
Death rate from alzheimers other dementias ghe 2.66 2021 up 14.2% 179th
Deaths from parkinsons disease ghe 104.32 2021 up 47.7% 123rd
Death rate from parkinsons disease ghe 0.54 2021 up 8.0% 187th
Deaths from malnutrition ghe 1,350 2021 down 30.0% 36th
Death rate from malnutrition ghe 6.93 2021 down 48.7% 27th
Deaths from road injuries 3,338 2021 up 59.9% 57th
Death rate from road accidents ghe 17.14 2021 up 17.2% 61st
Number of deaths from suicide ghe 1,359 2021 up 66.0% 65th
Death rate from suicides ghe 6.98 2021 up 21.6% 105th
Deaths from drowning ghe 952.72 2021 up 44.7% 45th
Death rate from drowning ghe 4.89 2021 up 6.1% 61st
Deaths from poisonings ghe 228.85 2021 up 55.3% 46th
Death rate from poisoning ghe 1.18 2021 up 14.6% 41st
Deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe 187.45 2021 up 89.7% 74th
Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe 0.96 2021 up 39.1% 109th
Deaths from drug use disorders ghe 147.43 2021 up 107.7% 52nd
Death rates from drug use disorders who 0.76 2021 up 52.0% 60th
Death rate from suicides gho 12.81 2021 up 11.1% 43rd
Deaths from lower respiratory infections ghe 8,417 2021 down 1.0% 55th