Deaths 30 d
1
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
0.0
last 90 days
Civilians
100%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
1
Population
21.9 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level0
Nothing in the open sources stands out.
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Natural hazards, 7 days
2
People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
375 000
Refugees who fled
892
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Zambia, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 100%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- 0.4 M
- 2026-08
- Share in food crisis
- 2%
- 2026-08
- Undernourishment
- 37.2%
- 2023
- Refugees who fled
- 892
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 96,131
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- —
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 5
- 2026-09-29
- GDP per person
- $1,318
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).
FEWS NET — IPC-compatible analysis
Latest incidents of organised violence1
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Kabulonga, Lusaka | Government of Zambia — Civilians | 1 | 1 | Agence France Presse, Amnesty International, AllAfrica |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days1
- Government of Zambia - Civilians1
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days25
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 24, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 23, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 20, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 20, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 20, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 18, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 16, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 15, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 15, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 15, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 14, 2026
- WildfireForest fires in Zambia · Sep 14, 2026
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Lusaka
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 | 23…31 | 0.0 mm | 55 km/h | |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 18…28 | 1.3 mm | 58 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 1 | 17…25 | 1.0 mm | 51 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 16…23 | 4.3 mm | 34 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 14…28 | 0.0 mm | 42 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 16…29 | 0.6 mm | 46 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 19…30 | 2.1 mm | 54 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets3
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt / KG | 12 ZMW | 0.68 | -14% |
| Sugar / KG | 40 ZMW | 2.26 | +11% |
| Bananas / KG | 12.5 ZMW | 0.71 | -34% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-06); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Disasters since 20001
Droughts
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)