Health in Zambia

1,366 indicators covering health for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Hpv vaccination coverage in 15 year olds 12 2024 70th
Prevalence of syphilis 3.4% 2021 down 27.4% 9th
Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 660,053 2025 down 77.9% 13th
Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 651 2009 up 15.8% 9th
Population 0-24 65.6% 2011 down 0.8% 7th
Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 80 2012 up 60.0% 44th
Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 583 2025 down 47.0% 11th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 93.7% 2018 up 4.7% 15th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 95.7% 2018 up 7.4% 22nd
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 97.1% 2018 up 4.6% 21st
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q4 98.6% 2018 down 0.2% 15th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 99.5% 2018 up 1.3% 11th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 1.0% 2018 up 150.0% 40th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 1.4% 2018 up 27.3% 42nd
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 1.2% 2018 up 71.4% 43rd
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 2.1% 2018 down 12.5% 43rd
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 8.6% 2018 up 75.5% 44th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate 352 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 29.3% 20th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 38.0% 2018 up 24.2% 18th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2 43.4% 2018 up 80.1% 19th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q3 51.1% 2018 up 127.1% 15th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4 53.6% 2018 up 38.9% 14th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 51.3% 2018 up 6.2% 16th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 40.8% 2018 up 0.7% 20th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 45.9% 2018 up 34.2% 22nd
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q3 53.0% 2018 up 69.3% 20th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 54.6% 2018 up 23.3% 18th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 53.8% 2018 down 0.7% 18th
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) 57.1% 2019 up 1.8% 7th
Number of malaria cases treated with any first  line tx courses 9.85 million 2024 7th
Number of disruptions to health services attributed to disasters 2 2025 down 33.3% 25th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 69.1% 2018 up 162.7% 19th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q2 76.2% 2018 up 178.1% 21st
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 84.0% 2018 up 134.0% 22nd
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 90.9% 2018 up 27.0% 26th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 96.0% 2018 up 4.8% 26th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 4.0% 2018 up 207.7% 27th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 4.6% 2018 up 206.7% 31st
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 6.8% 2018 up 240.0% 31st
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 9.2% 2018 up 73.6% 33rd
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 20.1% 2018 up 103.0% 34th
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 94.7% 2018 down 0.1% 12th
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 97.3% 2018 up 9.9% 11th
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 97.2% 2018 up 9.3% 15th
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 99.8% 2018 up 5.2% 2nd
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 99.6% 2018 up 3.3% 4th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 88.5% 2018 up 1.0% 7th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 91.0% 2018 up 14.3% 6th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 90.7% 2018 up 11.2% 6th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 90.5% 2018 up 6.2% 11th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 95.6% 2018 up 1.6% 3rd
Prevalence of undernourishment 6 population 2011 up 20.0% 10th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 71.6% 2018 up 0.6% 12th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 74.2% 2018 up 21.2% 16th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 77.5% 2018 up 20.9% 14th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 76.3% 2018 up 13.0% 20th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 77.3% 2018 down 0.6% 18th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q1 24.0% 2018 up 26.3% 7th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2 20.3% 2018 down 3.3% 12th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q3 21.1% 2018 up 15.3% 7th