Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Zambia

Adult mortality rate, female in Zambia in 2024 — 153.3 per 1,000. Ranked 141 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 45.7%.

2024 153.3 per 1,000 −1.28% vs 2023
World rank 141of 191
Period maximum 527.4 per 1,0001999
Period minimum 153.3 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Zambia, 1960–2024020040060019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 282.6 per 1,0001962: 276.9 per 1,0001964: 279 per 1,0001966: 268.5 per 1,0001968: 266.1 per 1,0001970: 260.6 per 1,0001972: 252.3 per 1,0001974: 243.7 per 1,0001976: 233.6 per 1,0001978: 228 per 1,0001980: 239.6 per 1,0001982: 256.8 per 1,0001984: 284.3 per 1,0001986: 322 per 1,0001988: 357.8 per 1,0001990: 397.5 per 1,0001992: 434.8 per 1,0001994: 464.9 per 1,0001996: 498.4 per 1,0001998: 521 per 1,0002000: 525.3 per 1,0002002: 504.6 per 1,0002004: 488 per 1,0002006: 454.9 per 1,0002008: 411.5 per 1,0002010: 367.2 per 1,0002012: 320.5 per 1,0002014: 286 per 1,0002016: 261.8 per 1,0002018: 235.1 per 1,0002020: 203.4 per 1,0002022: 172.2 per 1,0002024: 153.3 per 1,000
Change over the period: −129.2 (−45.74%) Average annual rate: -0.95 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 153.3 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 226.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 191.4 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 141.8 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 153.3 −2 −1.28%
2023 155.3 −16.9 −9.8%
2022 172.2 −57.3 −24.98%
2021 229.5 +26.2 +12.86%
2020 203.4 −12.3 −5.7%
2019 215.7 −19.4 −8.26%
2018 235.1 −13.7 −5.5%
2017 248.8 −13 −4.96%
2016 261.8 −6.7 −2.5%
2015 268.5 −17.5 −6.13%
2014 286 −17.9 −5.9%
2013 304 −16.5 −5.15%
2012 320.5 −19.9 −5.86%
2011 340.4 −26.8 −7.29%
2010 367.2 −24.6 −6.28%
2009 391.8 −19.7 −4.79%
2008 411.5 −26.4 −6.04%
2007 438 −17 −3.73%
2006 454.9 −22 −4.61%
2005 476.9 −11.1 −2.28%
2004 488 +0.9 +0.19%
2003 487.1 −17.5 −3.46%
2002 504.6 −13.8 −2.67%
2001 518.4 −6.9 −1.32%
2000 525.3 −2.1 −0.4%
1999 527.4 +6.4 +1.23%
1998 521 +14.2 +2.8%
1997 506.8 +8.4 +1.69%
1996 498.4 +18.7 +3.89%
1995 479.7 +14.8 +3.18%
1994 464.9 +18 +4.02%
1993 446.9 +12.2 +2.8%
1992 434.8 +16.7 +3.99%
1991 418.1 +20.6 +5.19%
1990 397.5 +19.6 +5.19%
1989 377.8 +20 +5.6%
1988 357.8 +19 +5.62%
1987 338.8 +16.8 +5.22%
1986 322 +19.1 +6.32%
1985 302.8 +18.6 +6.53%
1984 284.3 +13.1 +4.84%
1983 271.1 +14.4 +5.59%
1982 256.8 +9 +3.62%
1981 247.8 +8.2 +3.43%
1980 239.6 +9.8 +4.29%
1979 229.7 +1.7 +0.76%
1978 228 −1.5 −0.65%
1977 229.5 −4.1 −1.76%
1976 233.6 −6.4 −2.65%
1975 239.9 −3.8 −1.56%
1974 243.7 −4.8 −1.91%
1973 248.5 −3.8 −1.5%
1972 252.3 −4.3 −1.66%
1971 256.5 −4.1 −1.58%
1970 260.6 −2.1 −0.81%
1969 262.8 −3.4 −1.26%
1968 266.1 −0.3 −0.13%
1967 266.5 −2 −0.76%
1966 268.5 −1.5 −0.54%
1965 270 −9 −3.24%
1964 279 +4 +1.44%
1963 275.1 −1.9 −0.68%
1962 276.9 −2.5 −0.9%
1961 279.4 −3.2 −1.11%
1960 282.6

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.