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HEALTH PROFILE: Zambia

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Zambia ZAMBIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Zambia
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Zambia ZAMBIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.5
    65.4
    172
    161
    Age 5
    63.8
    69.3
    172
    164
    Age 10
    64.2
    69.7
    172
    164
    Age 15
    64.5
    69.9
    172
    166
    Age 20
    64.9
    70.2
    171
    166
    Age 25
    65.5
    70.7
    172
    166
    Age 30
    66.1
    71.3
    172
    166
    Age 35
    66.9
    72.0
    172
    166
    Age 40
    67.9
    72.9
    171
    165
    Age 45
    69.2
    74.0
    170
    162
    Age 50
    70.8
    75.2
    170
    159
    Age 55
    72.6
    76.6
    170
    155
    Age 60
    74.7
    78.1
    171
    153
    Age 65
    77.0
    79.7
    168
    149
    Age 70
    79.7
    81.7
    167
    146
    Age 75
    82.6
    84.0
    160
    144
    Age 80
    85.8
    86.7
    155
    139
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.9
    150
    142
    Zambia ZAMBIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    156.50
    19
    2. HIV/AIDS
    132.99
    8
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    87.45
    35
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    85.40
    126
    5. Liver Disease
    63.86
    4
    6. Hypertension
    56.20
    6
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    54.75
    30
    8. Malaria
    54.16
    2
    9. Tuberculosis
    49.91
    19
    10. Cervical Cancer
    48.42
    6
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    42.93
    53
    12. Prostate Cancer
    37.64
    19
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    32.93
    43
    14. Kidney Disease
    29.46
    63
    15. Lung Disease
    25.95
    72
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.87
    72
    17. Malnutrition
    17.63
    11
    18. Meningitis
    15.31
    15
    19. Suicide
    14.43
    32
    20. Other Injuries
    13.38
    34
    21. Asthma
    10.81
    57
    22. Birth Trauma
    10.07
    26
    23. Low Birth Weight
    9.64
    36
    24. Breast Cancer
    9.51
    164
    25. Falls
    9.14
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    8.15
    24
    27. Maternal Conditions
    7.77
    38
    28. Violence
    7.04
    67
    29. Lymphomas
    6.38
    29
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.33
    60
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.61
    32
    32. Lung Cancers
    4.41
    142
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.09
    94
    34. Fires
    3.87
    31
    35. Poisonings
    3.48
    11
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.48
    77
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    3.28
    99
    38. Drownings
    3.21
    69
    39. Stomach Cancer
    3.21
    149
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.98
    177
    41. Leukemia
    2.93
    124
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.70
    47
    43. Epilepsy
    2.68
    38
    44. Syphilis
    2.49
    3
    45. Oral Cancer
    2.39
    110
    46. Bladder Cancer
    2.36
    75
    47. Pertussis
    2.30
    37
    48. Liver Cancer
    2.22
    179
    49. Ovary Cancer
    2.00
    173
    50. Alcohol
    1.90
    63
    Zambia ZAMBIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    17,234
    15.43
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,517
    8.52
    3. Stroke
    7,948
    7.12
    4. Malaria
    7,882
    7.06
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,275
    5.62
    6. Tuberculosis
    5,941
    5.32
    7. Birth Trauma
    5,062
    4.53
    8. Low Birth Weight
    4,857
    4.35
    9. Liver Disease
    4,501
    4.03
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,432
    3.97
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,654
    3.27
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    3,146
    2.82
    13. Hypertension
    2,616
    2.34
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,395
    2.14
    15. Malnutrition
    2,303
    2.06
    16. Meningitis
    1,976
    1.77
    17. Cervical Cancer
    1,799
    1.61
    18. Kidney Disease
    1,760
    1.58
    19. Other Injuries
    1,729
    1.55
    20. Suicide
    1,303
    1.17
    21. Lung Disease
    1,273
    1.14
    22. Maternal Conditions
    1,188
    1.06
    23. Violence
    1,153
    1.03
    24. Syphilis
    885
    0.79
    25. Pertussis
    743
    0.67
      Deaths %
    26. Asthma
    741
    0.66
    27. Drownings
    689
    0.62
    28. Falls
    596
    0.53
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    590
    0.53
    30. Prostate Cancer
    561
    0.50
    31. Lymphomas
    548
    0.49
    32. Fires
    546
    0.49
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    501
    0.45
    34. Poisonings
    456
    0.41
    35. Breast Cancer
    366
    0.33
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    359
    0.32
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    354
    0.32
    38. Epilepsy
    332
    0.30
    39. Leukemia
    261
    0.23
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    246
    0.22
    41. Lung Cancers
    226
    0.20
    42. Stomach Cancer
    206
    0.18
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    203
    0.18
    44. Tetanus
    190
    0.17
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    190
    0.17
    46. Liver Cancer
    177
    0.16
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    164
    0.15
    48. Oral Cancer
    155
    0.14
    49. Alcohol
    140
    0.13
    50. Bladder Cancer
    132
    0.12
    Zambia ZAMBIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    48.42
    6
    2. Prostate Cancer
    37.64
    19
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.51
    164
    4. Lymphomas
    6.38
    29
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.61
    32
    6. Lung Cancers
    4.41
    142
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.21
    149
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.98
    177
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    2.93
    124
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.39
    110
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.36
    75
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.22
    179
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.00
    173
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.87
    93
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.90
    164
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.68
    175
    Zambia ZAMBIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    4.5
    109
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    21.4
    3.0
    111
    110
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    3.6
    12.4
    168
    151
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    3.76
    130
    Zambia ZAMBIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    43.8
    46.8
    45.3
    119
    116
    118
    1970
    47.6
    50.8
    49.2
    125
    123
    126
    1980
    50.0
    53.4
    51.7
    139
    138
    137
    1990
    45.9
    50.3
    48.0
    171
    165
    166
    2000
    42.1
    45.6
    43.8
    181
    181
    181
    2010
    56.1
    60.0
    58.0
    163
    156
    158
    2019
    59.5
    65.4
    62.5
    172
    161
    168
    Zambia ZAMBIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    19.078m
    64
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    64
    Population 0-14
    45.7%
    8
    Population 15-64
    52.0%
    185
    Population 65 +
    2.3%
    191
    Birth Rate / 1000
    34.86
    17
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.12
    132
    Fertility Rate
    4.63
    18
    Infant Mortality
    37.91
    44
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    139
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.01
    169
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.00
    96
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.78
    104
    Net Migration
    0.33
    56
    Population Growth
    2.93%
    10
    Literacy Total
    86.7%
    117
    Literacy Male
    90.6%
    96
    Literacy Female
    83.1%
    102
    Unemployment
    15.0%
    38
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    62.5
    168
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    54.4
    166
    GDP per Capita USD
    $3,300
    158

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    349,304
    4,069
    4/1/24
    Zambia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Zambia causes.

     
     
    Zambia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Zambia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.