Health in Zambia 1,366 indicators covering health for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People living with HIV/AIDS, total 980,000 2009 up 22.5% 8th Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant 93.5% 2023 up 51.1% 1st Population with access to an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) for 70.7% 2024 up 18.8% 11th Dental Assistants and Therapists 489 2024 up 73.4% 17th AIDS deaths in adults and children 60,000 high estimate 2009 down 18.9% 9th AIDS deaths in adults and children 30,000 low estimate 2009 down 43.4% 9th AIDS deaths in adults and children 45,000 2009 down 28.6% 9th Community Health Workers 1,710 2024 up 33.3% 31st Orphans 0-17 years currently living 810,000 high estimate 2009 up 15.7% 7th Orphans 0-17 years currently living 570,000 low estimate 2009 up 111.1% 7th Orphans 0-17 years currently living 690,000 2009 up 40.8% 7th Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals 885 2024 up 56.4% 10th Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving 66.0% 2024 up 22.2% 6th Government health expenditure per capita 25 current US$ 2009 up 177.8% 24th Commitments to recipient countries 317.25 2010 up 193.2% 14th Disbursements to recipient countries 282.49 2010 up 958.8% 14th Reported malaria deaths 4,540 total 2011 down 51.5% 6th Medical and Pathology Laboratory scientists 651 2024 up 253.8% 17th Reported cases of urethral discharge among men 70,119 2023 up 76.5% 6th Women who were first married by age 15 3.5% 2024 down 40.7% 19th Women who were first married by age 18 23.9% 2024 down 23.9% 17th Mixed Milk Feeding 2.98 2018 down 8.6% 37th Imports in 1000s hectolitres 18 2007 up 50.0% 99th Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life 69.9% 2018 up 16.7% 4th Dental Prosthetic Technicians 51 2024 up 21.4% 14th Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are) 29.2% 2018 up 4.7% 6th Female headed households 26.8% 2018 up 10.3% 14th Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health 54.1% 2020 — 5th Children aged <5 years wasted for age 6.3% 2014 up 1.6% 35th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high 40 per 100,000 population 2011 down 25.9% 24th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty 11 per 100,000 population 2011 down 15.4% 19th Number of HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals 71,429 2011 up 450.2% 2nd HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using 95.0% 2011 up 375.0% 1st HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using 74.0% 2011 up 362.5% 4th New HIV infections, low estimate 62,000 2009 down 17.3% 7th New HIV infections, high estimate 89,000 2009 down 11.0% 8th HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 14.1% 2009 down 7.8% 7th HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 12.8% 2009 down 7.2% 6th Number of insecticide classes to which resistance was reported 2 2015 — 16th New HIV infections (0-14 years), high estimate 26,000 2009 down 13.3% 7th New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate 7,400 2009 down 38.3% 7th Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS 64.1% 2014 up 20.5% 4th New HIV infections 17,000 0-14 years 2009 down 22.7% 7th Percentage of sites for which pyrethroid resistance was reported 62 2015 — 21st New HIV infections 76,000 2009 down 13.6% 7th Percentage of sites for which organochlorine resistance was reported 0 2015 — 25th ← Previous Page 23 of 23