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Deaths in Zambia

Deaths in Zambia was 107,917 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 4.1% from 2022. That is the 80th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count107,917 Estimated
Change on 2022-4.1%
Rank80th of 236Countries ranked
Series high163,7761999
Series low43,7411950
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Deaths in Zambia, 1950 to 2023

25K50K75K100K125K150K175K19501961197219831994200520231950: 43,741 count1951: 44,794 count1952: 45,675 count1953: 46,468 count1954: 47,266 count1955: 48,024 count1956: 48,783 count1957: 49,620 count1958: 50,342 count1959: 51,132 count1960: 52,029 count1961: 52,880 count1962: 53,938 count1963: 55,077 count1964: 57,543 count1965: 57,497 count1966: 58,821 count1967: 60,153 count1968: 61,550 count1969: 62,703 count1970: 63,784 count1971: 64,369 count1972: 64,933 count1973: 65,375 count1974: 65,994 count1975: 67,017 count1976: 68,017 count1977: 69,459 count1978: 71,211 count1979: 73,731 count1980: 76,941 count1981: 80,366 count1982: 84,548 count1983: 89,262 count1984: 94,615 count1985: 100,371 count1986: 106,363 count1987: 112,138 count1988: 117,988 count1989: 124,129 count1990: 129,870 count1991: 136,049 count1992: 140,679 count1993: 144,572 count1994: 148,750 count1995: 152,882 count1996: 156,926 count1997: 159,556 count1998: 162,365 count1999: 163,776 count2000: 162,269 count2001: 159,613 count2002: 156,004 count2003: 151,482 count2004: 148,632 count2005: 144,969 count2006: 141,944 count2007: 138,811 count2008: 135,566 count2009: 132,600 count2010: 129,747 count2011: 127,307 count2012: 125,114 count2013: 123,456 count2014: 122,164 count2015: 121,381 count2016: 121,831 count2017: 122,175 count2018: 121,767 count2019: 120,012 count2020: 119,310 count2021: 129,518 count2022: 112,518 count2023: 107,917 count050K100K150K200K19501975200020232023: 107,917 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023107,917 Estimated
2022112,518 Estimated
2021129,518 Estimated
2020119,310 Estimated
2019120,012 Estimated
2018121,767 Estimated
2017122,175 Estimated
2016121,831 Estimated
2015121,381 Estimated
2014122,164 Estimated
2013123,456 Estimated
2012125,114 Estimated
2011127,307 Estimated
2010129,747 Estimated
2009132,600 Estimated
2008135,566 Estimated
2007138,811 Estimated
2006141,944 Estimated
2005144,969 Estimated
2004148,632 Estimated
2003151,482 Estimated
2002156,004 Estimated
2001159,613 Estimated
2000162,269 Estimated
1999163,776 Estimated
1998162,365 Estimated
1997159,556 Estimated
1996156,926 Estimated
1995152,882 Estimated
1994148,750 Estimated
1993144,572 Estimated
1992140,679 Estimated
1991136,049 Estimated
1990129,870 Estimated
1989124,129 Estimated
1988117,988 Estimated
1987112,138 Estimated
1986106,363 Estimated
1985100,371 Estimated
198494,615 Estimated
198389,262 Estimated
198284,548 Estimated
198180,366 Estimated
198076,941 Estimated
197973,731 Estimated
197871,211 Estimated
197769,459 Estimated
197668,017 Estimated
197567,017 Estimated
197465,994 Estimated
197365,375 Estimated
197264,933 Estimated
197164,369 Estimated
197063,784 Estimated
196962,703 Estimated
196861,550 Estimated
196760,153 Estimated
196658,821 Estimated
196557,497 Estimated
196457,543 Estimated
196355,077 Estimated
196253,938 Estimated
196152,880 Estimated
196052,029 Estimated
195951,132 Estimated
195850,342 Estimated
195749,620 Estimated
195648,783 Estimated
195548,024 Estimated
195447,266 Estimated
195346,468 Estimated
195245,675 Estimated
195144,794 Estimated
195043,741 Estimated

Zambia compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Zambia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Zambia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Zambia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/zambia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Zambia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/zambia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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}
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What is the deaths in Zambia?

Deaths in Zambia was 107,917 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 4.1% from 2022. That is the 80th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Zambia?

163,776 in 1999, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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