Zambia

In brief

Road deaths per 100,000 people: 20.5 (2019). World rank 119 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 6 of 54. Suicides per 100,000 people: 7.1 (2021). World rank 90 of 185 (1 = best); in Africa, 29 of 54. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 64.6 (2025). World rank 121 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 12 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 67.2 → 64.6 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe): road deaths per 100,000 people.