Health in Zambia

1,366 indicators covering health for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 2.3 2014 up 76.9% 27th
Weight-for-height >+2 SD 5.23 2018 down 38.1% 40th
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage 99 2023 unchanged 1st
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage 99 2023 up 6.5% 1st
Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under 61.5% 2024 up 14.8% 11th
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 17.15 million 2024 up 137.9% 8th
تغطية بجرعتين من فيتامين أ 99 2023 up 6.5% 1st
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 63.5% 2019 up 5.3% 32nd
How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 1 2022 unchanged 51st
Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 600 2024 down 89.7% 72nd
Nursing personnel 78.2% 2024 down 4.2% 61st
Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 78.2% 2024 down 4.2% 60th
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 360,563 2025 down 77.6% 9th
Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases 33 2022 70th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 33.1% 2017 up 17.6% 89th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 40.4% 2017 up 27.4% 88th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 54.9% 2017 up 22.6% 86th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 74.6% 2017 up 6.9% 82nd
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 92.1% 2017 up 0.1% 76th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 14.0% 2017 up 77.6% 67th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 18.4% 2017 up 105.3% 72nd
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 22.1% 2017 up 72.1% 78th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 26.6% 2017 up 9.3% 83rd
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 64.2% 2017 down 2.7% 73rd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 31.7% 2017 down 34.7% 35th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 23.1% 2017 down 34.1% 30th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 14.7% 2017 down 35.6% 27th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 4.1% 2017 down 24.1% 27th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.3% 2017 up 29.0% 27th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 30.4% 2017 up 11.3% 87th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 36.9% 2017 up 25.5% 85th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 38.6% 2017 up 25.9% 87th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 45.8% 2017 up 26.8% 87th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 57.6% 2017 up 12.8% 88th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 67.4% 2017 down 4.7% 84th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 80.3% 2017 down 1.9% 86th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 88.7% 2017 up 2.8% 81st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 91.9% 2017 down 0.6% 82nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.0% 2017 up 2.0% 62nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 11.1% 2017 up 95.0% 69th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 18.0% 2017 up 80.7% 66th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 18.6% 2017 up 102.6% 75th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 22.7% 2017 up 76.0% 74th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 32.9% 2017 up 11.5% 81st
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 13.9% 2017 up 21.1% 84th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 21.5% 2017 up 4.2% 83rd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 34.1% 2017 down 1.9% 80th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 56.5% 2017 down 4.0% 71st
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 83.0% 2017 down 1.4% 68th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 37.7% 2017 down 27.7% 37th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 23.8% 2017 down 45.3% 36th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 23.1% 2017 down 32.8% 32nd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 21.2% 2017 down 29.0% 27th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 12.3% 2017 down 1.8% 19th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 3.2% 2017 down 55.9% 51st
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.2% 2017 down 94.2% 51st
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.6% 2017 up 11.9% 32nd
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 48th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.1% 2017 down 24.3% 27th
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st