Number of deaths due to disaster in Zambia
Zambia: Number of deaths due to disaster was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths due to disaster in Zambia, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths due to disaster in Zambia is 5, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths due to disaster in Zambia peaked at 100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2006.
That places Zambia 99th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths due to disaster in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | -99.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2012 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 20 | +66.7% |
| 2025 | 5 | -75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36 | 1 | 100 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.71 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.33 | 5 | 20 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Zambia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths due to disaster in Zambia?
- Number of deaths due to disaster in Zambia was 5 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of deaths due to disaster recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of deaths due to disaster recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2006.
- How does Zambia rank for number of deaths due to disaster?
- Zambia ranks 99th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of deaths due to disaster rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of deaths due to disaster (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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