Health in Zambia

1,358 indicators covering health for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Mortality rate age 10-19 - Remains constant 7.84 2030 down 5.6% 49th
Mortality rate age 10-19 - Current trends maintained 6.66 2030 down 17.8% 54th
Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched 3.67 2030 down 34.3% 83rd
Neonatal deaths - Remains constant 16,326 2030 up 7.5% 32nd
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained 15,406 2030 up 2.4% 30th
Neonatal deaths - SDG target met 9,138 2030 down 33.7% 36th
Under-five deaths - Remains constant 36,104 2030 up 7.8% 31st
Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained 31,454 2030 down 3.8% 33rd
Under-five deaths - SDG target met 18,719 2030 down 37.4% 35th
Deaths age 10 to 19 - Remains constant 4,790 2030 up 9.3% 46th
Deaths age 10 to 19 - Current trends maintained 3,809 2030 down 9.6% 48th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 20.5 per 100,000 population 2019 down 13.9% 68th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 10.3 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 22.0% 63rd
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 30.8 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 11.0% 65th
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 0 2024 144th
Ipv vaccine coverage 87 2024 up 141.7% 126th
Deaths in armed conflicts by country, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2003 unchanged 33rd
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2003 unchanged 33rd
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 19.48 2025 up 470.3% 34th
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 15,902 2021 up 11.9% 6th
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 97.0% 2024 up 32.9% 69th
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 81.0% 2022 up 200.0% 46th
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 91 2023 up 4.6% 20th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 4.2% 2018 down 25.0% 50th
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 980,000 2024 down 11.7% 26th
Weight-for-height <-2 SD 4.23 2018 down 24.0% 50th
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 76.0% 2025 117th
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 70 2025 49th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 11.8% 2018 down 20.8% 40th
Children (0-14) living with HIV 60,000 2024 down 34.1% 8th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 147,656 2023 down 61.1% 27th
Children living with hiv 60,000 2024 down 34.1% 8th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 49.6% 2018 up 21.6% 76th
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 3,000 2024 down 68.1% 8th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 14.3% 2024 down 10.1% 100th
Number of children newly infected with hiv 3,000 2024 down 68.1% 8th
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv 3,001 2024 down 68.0% 8th
Estimated number of malaria deaths 8,682 2024 up 8.0% 20th
Estimated number of malaria cases 5.38 million 2024 up 42.5% 16th
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 7 2022 unchanged 74th
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 47.5% 2018 up 45.3% 55th
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 69,000 2014 up 3.0% 25th
Estimated malaria incidence 252.41 2024 up 6.3% 19th
Estimated malaria mortality rate 40.73 2024 down 19.4% 18th
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 135 2017 down 8.5% 9th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 8.4% 2024 up 52.3% 79th
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 80 2019 up 77.0% 136th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 3.29 2022 down 14.5% 146th
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 22.7% 2022 down 37.5% 171st
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 13.8% 2022 unchanged 77th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 106th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 8.9% 2022 down 60.5% 125th
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 38th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 57th
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 99.0% 2023 up 6.5% 1st
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 20 2022 down 14.8% 109th
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 59,000 2025 down 46.4% 9th
Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.52 2018 down 34.9% 27th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 1.5% 2018 down 34.8% 26th