Zambia

18 Oct to 24 Oct: 20 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.

What stood out Nothing about Zambia stood out from its usual in these days.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 25 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words
AngerGriefFearWarmth

Anger in the words of Zambia's stories about people being harmed

100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.

1823718 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct18 Oct: 102; world 11119 Oct: 81; world 10520 Oct: 119; world 10021 Oct: 67; world 9322 Oct: 37; world 9323 Oct: 182; world 9624 Oct: 82; world 102
ZambiaThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

No events in these days.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Zambia most

Nothing about Zambia stood out from its usual in these days.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

a tenththe world's rateten times

About 20 million people live in Zambia. Over these days its news carried 1.2 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (8.5 per million).

How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).

Parts of life

Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.

Rights & justice48%12 stories
Health24%6 stories
Conflict & violence8%2 stories
Disasters & accidents8%2 stories
Shelter & services8%2 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%1 story

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting arrests8 Stories reporting people killed6 Stories reporting people injured2 Stories reporting people affected1

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were about as the world's.

Filled dot: Zambia. Ring: the world. Measured over 23 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Where it happened

Zambia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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