Health in Zambia

1,366 indicators covering health for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 unchanged 2nd
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 up 100.0% 5th
Midwifery personnel 9,206 2024 up 272.6% 29th
Number of deaths from malaria who 8,682 2024 up 8.0% 20th
Death rate from malaria 40.73 2024 down 19.4% 18th
Incidence of malaria 252.41 2024 up 6.3% 19th
Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 91 2024 up 18.2% 51st
Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 91 2024 up 18.2% 51st
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 58 2025 up 26.1% 33rd
Death rate from poisonings 1.2 2021 up 9.1% 37th
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 56 2021 up 24.4% 132nd
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 23.6 2021 up 2.2% 37th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 1.2 2021 up 9.1% 34th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 7.1 2021 up 18.3% 88th
Rotavirus number unvaccinated 269,632 2023 up 76.6% 19th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 34.6% 2018 down 24.5% 16th
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 8.63 2022 down 4.2% 40th
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2018 19th
Malaria cases reported 9.26 million 2024 up 127.1% 8th
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0.05 2016 up 400.0% 104th
Mean systolic blood pressure 128.3 2009 up 2.6% 51st
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.1 2009 down 1.9% 146th
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 42,541 2025 down 6.3% 5th
Hiv expenditure 504.41 million 2021 up 78.7% 8th
Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 83.0% 2022 up 2.5% 74th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 5.2% 2018 down 38.1% 41st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 21.2 2020 down 99.7% 111th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.4% 2020 up 8.3% 136th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 109th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 34th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 42nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 unchanged 75th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.2% 2020 up 8.7% 88th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 1.16 2020 down 29.3% 145th
Number healthy diet unaffordable 17.50 million 2024 up 28.7% 26th
Import of environmentally sound technologies 351.71 million 2020 down 0.1% 109th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 96 2025 up 21.5% 9th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 98 2025 up 25.6% 1st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 3.91 2020 up 87.1% 121st
Export of environmentally sound technologies 62.06 million 2020 up 37.8% 98th
Pcv3 number unvaccinated 83,458 2023 down 35.8% 39th
Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 83.8% 2019 up 75.7% 98th
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 350,000 2024 down 44.4% 11th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female 3.7% 2018 down 27.5% 46th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male 4.8% 2018 down 20.0% 43rd
Number reported cases of cholera 447 2019 down 90.5% 23rd
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home 9.2% 2024 unchanged 108th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female 1.4% 2018 down 41.7% 23rd
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male 1.6% 2018 down 30.4% 27th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 5.0% 2018 down 39.8% 34th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 5.4% 2018 down 37.2% 37th
HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 52.0% 2025 down 47.5% 89th