Health · Eastern Africa

Zambia Premature NCD Mortality

23.6%as of 2021Modelled-2.1% vs 2020

Probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease. Source: WHO Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 8 Aug 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2021 · WHO

History

most recent 12 periods · WHO
PeriodPremature NCD Mortality
202123.6%
202024.1%
201923.2%
201822.7%
201722.9%
201623.1%
201522.7%
201422.8%
201322.6%
201223.2%
201123.4%
201023.1%

Premature NCD Mortality across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryPremature NCD MortalityPeriod
Nigeria17.7%2021
Kenya18%2021
South Africa22.7%2021
Egypt26%2021
Ghana22.2%2021
Ethiopia16.8%2021

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