Health in Zambia 1,358 indicators covering health for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 392 2024 up 396.2% 37th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 17.2% 2023 down 23.2% 23rd Share healthy diet unaffordable 82.1 2024 up 5.5% 10th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 252.41 2024 up 6.3% 17th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 21,794 2021 up 80.9% 24th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 6.6 2014 up 20.0% 151st Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.11 2014 down 2.2% 130th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 4.2 2014 up 20.0% 179th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 7.04 million 2024 down 38.6% 28th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 71.05 2025 down 16.5% 66th Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 7.04 million 2024 down 38.6% 33rd Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 186 2015 up 15.5% 23rd Births attended by skilled health personnel 93.9% 2024 up 49.0% 123rd Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 63.56 2019 down 13.2% 5th Number of new leprosy cases 272 2024 down 27.7% 29th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 130.44 2024 up 76.1% 16th Pharmacists 0.47 2024 up 74.1% 125th Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.11 2024 down 38.9% 138th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.25 2020 down 7.9% 67th 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 135 2020 down 49.7% 56th Low birth weight prevalence 11.2% 2020 down 8.2% 66th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 87.0% 2025 — 131st Low birth weight number 74.4 2020 up 5.8% 32nd Number of new hivaids infections who 30,000 2024 down 58.3% 8th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 1.34 million 2030 up 30.1% 65th 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 5.4 2022 down 10.0% 83rd 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 31.4 2022 down 23.0% 23rd Incidence of malaria 252.41 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 6.3% 19th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 33,676 2025 down 35.1% 7th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 17.51 2023 up 5.1% 96th Death rate road traffic injuries 20.5 2019 down 13.1% 68th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 27,301 2023 up 123.1% 21st Cholera case fatality rate 2.01 2019 up 18.2% 19th Medical doctors not further defined 5,773 2021 up 590.5% 70th Constant stillbirth rate 14.04 2030 unchanged 50th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 12 2030 down 12.6% 1st Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 74.9% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 10,853 2030 up 9.2% 36th Stillbirth maintained projection 9,428 2030 down 3.2% 37th Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 9,254 2030 down 4.7% 34th Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 2,139 2030 down 72.8% 40th Stillbirth rate current trends 12.22 2030 down 11.2% 53rd Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 66.35 2023 up 11.6% 192nd Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 8.9% 2030 down 7.3% 102nd Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 10.2% 2030 down 11.3% 96th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 16,272 2021 down 39.1% 6th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 1,600 2019 up 19.7% 35th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 55.1% 2019 up 0.2% 30th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 7,039 2019 up 37.1% 104th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.4% 2024 down 42.9% 62nd Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 107 2019 up 0.9% 161st Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 1,100 2024 down 21.4% 33rd Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 21.44 2030 unchanged 37th Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 20.23 2030 down 4.7% 33rd Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.8 2030 down 81.7% 1st Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met 12 2030 down 38.3% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant 48.37 2030 unchanged 31st Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained 42.13 2030 down 10.8% 29th Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 5.09 2030 down 84.6% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met 25 2030 down 42.2% 1st ← Previous Page 16 of 23 Next →