Zambia

19 Oct to 25 Oct: 17 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 19 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words
People killedArrestsPeople injuredPeople affected

Zambia: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories

Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.

125.035.719 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25 Oct19 Oct: 35.7; world 49.020 Oct: 40.0; world 45.621 Oct: 117.6; world 43.622 Oct: 71.4; world 44.625 Oct: 125.0; world 51.2
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 0.9 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 & justice47%9 stories
Health16%3 stories
Disasters & accidents11%2 stories
Shelter & services11%2 stories
Conflict & violence5%1 story
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%1 story
Displacement5%1 story

Harm reported

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

Stories reporting people killed6 Stories reporting arrests6 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 19 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Where it happened

Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersProtests & strikes

Zambia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.

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