Health in Zambia

1,366 indicators covering health for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4 20.7% 2018 down 7.2% 10th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 17.4% 2018 down 13.0% 11th
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound 489 per 100,000 people 2011 down 33.0% 11th
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound 401 per 100,000 people 2011 down 36.1% 9th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate, high uncertainty bound 558 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 31.6% 20th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate, low uncertainty bound 193 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 24.9% 19th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 88.4% 2018 up 14.2% 9th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 90.6% 2018 up 24.1% 11th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 93.0% 2018 up 21.9% 7th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 94.6% 2018 up 10.5% 6th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 96.0% 2018 up 2.5% 6th
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 2.5% 2018 down 46.8% 31st
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 2.1% 2018 down 72.0% 27th
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 1.1% 2018 down 86.4% 33rd
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% 37th
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 0.1% 2018 down 96.3% 35th
Reported clinical malaria cases 4.23 million total 2010 up 26.7% 2nd
Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 9.85 million 2024 7th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 17.9% 2018 down 5.8% 28th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 12.8% 2018 down 33.3% 34th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q4 13.6% 2018 down 29.2% 31st
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 11.7% 2018 down 10.0% 33rd
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 20.3% 2018 up 18.0% 23rd
Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 3.91 million 2024 down 34.0% 5th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q1 73.9% 2018 up 164.9% 13th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 82.8% 2018 up 184.5% 13th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 86.7% 2018 up 127.6% 16th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 91.9% 2018 up 26.6% 18th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 95.7% 2018 up 4.2% 24th
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 64.1 2024 down 11.0% 9th
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 214.77 2024 up 3.9% 19th
Exclusive breastfeeding 64.1 2024 down 11.0% 9th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 67 lowest 2018 down 46.0% 20th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 67 2018 down 54.7% 17th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 53 2018 down 65.8% 20th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 76 2018 down 45.7% 11th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 57 highest 2018 down 48.2% 9th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 44 lowest 2018 down 36.2% 20th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 39 2018 down 58.5% 21st
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 35 2018 down 61.1% 20th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 52 2018 down 34.2% 10th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 41 highest 2018 down 44.6% 7th
Number of destroyed or damaged health facilities attributed to 2 2025 unchanged 23rd
Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per сapita in US$ 36.51 2020 58th
Private prepaid plans 3.6% 2011 up 288.3% 20th
Health expenditure, private 40.2% 2011 down 6.6% 39th
Health expenditure 1.18 billion current US$ 2011 up 443.5% 18th
Average cost of tuberculosis treatment by type 22 2024 down 24.1% 22nd
Ever breastfed 97.91 2018 up 0.2% 15th
Ever breastfed 97.9 2018 up 0.1% 14th
Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months 63.1 2018 down 14.1% 29th
Continued breastfeeding 63.07 2018 down 14.2% 29th
Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants 1,274 2024 up 56.5% 20th
HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 91.0% 2014 up 46.8% 39th
Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians 2,412 2024 up 114.2% 17th
Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Children born in the last 24 months 68 2024 up 3.5% 16th
Early initiation of breastfeeding 68 2024 up 3.5% 16th
Social Security expenditure on health 0.0% 2011 28th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total 1.10 million high estimate 2009 up 26.4% 8th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total 890,000 low estimate 2009 up 21.9% 8th