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Zambia Population Pyramid
 


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
38.9
40.3
39.6
182
184
184
2010
50.8
53.3
52.0
172
172
172
 
 
Zambia
ZAMBIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
50.8
53.3
172
172
Age 5
53.7
57.6
189
188
Age 10
54.6
58.4
189
187
Age 15
55.2
59.0
189
187
Age 20
55.9
59.6
189
188
Age 25
56.9
60.7
189
189
Age 30
58.4
62.5
189
189
Age 35
60.2
64.7
189
188
Age 40
62.6
67.3
189
189
Age 45
65.3
70.0
189
189
Age 50
68.0
72.1
191
182
Age 55
70.6
73.9
190
178
Age 60
73.2
75.8
190
177
Age 65
75.8
77.7
191
175
Age 70
78.5
79.9
191
174
Age 75
81.6
82.6
189
173
Age 80
85.0
85.7
189
173
Age 85
88.8
89.2
187
182
Age 90
92.8
93.1
189
177
Age 95
97.1
97.3
189
179
Age 100
101.7
101.7
180
189
 
 
Zambia
ZAMBIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 HIV/AIDS
40,884
24.01
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
18,122
10.64
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
14,331
8.42
4 Malaria
13,063
7.67
5 Stroke
8,294
4.87
6 Coronary Heart Disease
6,869
4.03
7 Low Birth Weight
5,648
3.32
8 Birth Trauma
5,418
3.18
9 Violence
4,710
2.77
10 Other Injuries
4,344
2.55
11 Road Traffic Accidents
3,526
2.07
12 Diabetes Mellitus
3,165
1.86
13 Tuberculosis
2,783
1.63
14 Meningitis
2,746
1.61
15 Maternal Conditions
2,605
1.53
16 Lung Disease
2,459
1.44
17 Asthma
2,091
1.23
18 Malnutrition
1,930
1.13
19 Kidney Disease
1,819
1.07
20 Congenital Anomalies
1,813
1.06
21 Schistosomiasis
1,587
0.93
22 Suicide
1,526
0.90
23 Endocrine Disorders
1,392
0.82
24 Cervical Cancer
1,276
0.75
25 Drownings
1,213
0.71
  Deaths %
26 Hypertension
1,162
0.68
27 Epilepsy
1,090
0.64
28 Inflammatory/Heart
1,083
0.64
29 Poisonings
1,012
0.59
30 Fires
881
0.52
31 Anaemia
813
0.48
32 Prostate Cancer
618
0.36
33 Liver Disease
598
0.35
34 Pertussis
569
0.33
35 Peptic Ulcer Disease
555
0.33
36 Upper Respiratory
516
0.30
37 Syphilis
511
0.30
38 Oesophagus Cancer
495
0.29
39 Lymphomas
483
0.28
40 Vitamin A Deficiency
482
0.28
41 Trypanosomiasis
453
0.27
42 Measles
425
0.25
43 Falls
403
0.24
44 Breast Cancer
401
0.24
45 Alzheimers/Dementia
378
0.22
46 Other Neoplasms
360
0.21
47 Liver Cancer
288
0.17
48 Skin Disease
283
0.17
49 Colon-Rectum Cancers
239
0.14
50 Stomach Cancer
231
0.14
 
 
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 HIV/AIDS
404.58
7
2 Stroke
168.38
11
3 Influenza & Pneumonia
162.02
22
4 Coronary Heart Disease
141.33
55
5 Diarrhoeal diseases
92.17
24
6 Diabetes Mellitus
62.12
26
7 Malaria
55.15
18
8 Lung Disease
49.23
20
9 Violence
48.10
6
10 Road Traffic Accidents
37.94
11
11 Other Injuries
34.85
10
12 Asthma
33.90
1
13 Kidney Disease
30.79
19
14 Tuberculosis
30.18
56
15 Maternal Conditions
25.57
19
16 Hypertension
24.33
108
17 Cervical Cancer
21.80
3
18 Low Birth Weight
21.78
29
19 Schistosomiasis
21.56
2
20 Endocrine Disorders
21.48
8
21 Birth Trauma
20.90
17
22 Suicide
18.87
17
23 Inflammatory/Heart
17.53
14
24 Meningitis
16.64
24
25 Breast Cancer
13.47
127
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Prostate Cancer
13.39
19
27 Epilepsy
13.16
3
28 Drownings
12.40
3
29 Poisonings
11.85
13
30 Malnutrition
10.63
28
31 Liver Disease
10.14
84
32 Peptic Ulcer Disease
9.57
15
33 Alzheimers/Dementia
9.49
39
34 Oesophagus Cancer
9.16
22
35 Anaemia
8.38
20
36 Congenital Anomalies
8.07
36
37 Fires
6.35
17
38 Falls
5.73
48
39 Skin Disease
5.39
25
40 Other Neoplasms
5.37
22
41 Lymphomas
5.34
93
42 Liver Cancer
4.70
123
43 Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.29
144
44 Trypanosomiasis
4.25
19
45 Stomach Cancer
4.12
147
46 Upper Respiratory
2.98
20
47 Syphilis
2.63
27
48 Bladder Cancer
2.58
87
49 Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.41
51
50 Oral Cancer
2.35
115
 
 
Zambia
ZAMBIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Cervical Cancer
21.80
3
2 Breast Cancer
13.47
127
3 Prostate Cancer
13.39
19
4 Oesophagus Cancer
9.16
22
5 Other Neoplasms
5.37
22
6 Lymphomas
5.34
93
7 Liver Cancer
4.70
123
8 Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.29
144
9 Stomach Cancer
4.12
147
  Rate World Rank
10 Bladder Cancer
2.58
87
11 Oral Cancer
2.35
115
12 Ovary Cancer
1.97
109
13 Lung Cancers
1.71
184
14 Leukemia
1.57
176
15 Pancreas Cancer
1.26
155
16 Skin Cancers
1.22
93
17 Uterin Cancer
0.51
143
 
 
Zambia
ZAMBIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
5.8
95
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
21.7
5.0
114
86
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
0.1
1.8
190
181
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
163
144

 
Zambia
ZAMBIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
11,862,740
69
Sex Ratio M / F
1.00
79
Population 0-14
45.1 %
14
Population 15-64
52.6 %
177
Population 65 +
2.3 %
188
Birth Rate / 1000
40.24
17
Death Rate / 1000
21.34
5
Fertulity Rate
5.15
23
Infant Mortality
101.20
9
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.03
185
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.01
182
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.00
107
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.70
144
Net Migrattion
-2.59
125
Population Growth
1.63
72
Literacy Total
80.6
127
Literacy Male
86.8
117
Literacy Female
74.8
123
Unemployment
50.0
7
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
52.0
172
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
38.0
189
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$1,500
165
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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