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Africa > Zambia > Health

ZAMBIAN HEALTH STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 78 [136th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 85 [108th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 79 [135th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB 92 [82nd of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus 60 [23rd of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 64 [77th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 78 [83rd of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 99 [44th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 48 [116th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 64 [115th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 88 [108th of 147]
% under-fives with ARI -- 15 [24th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider 69 [19th of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health Yes
Access to sanitation 29% [119th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 126.14 births Time series [18th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider 69 % Time series [3rd of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people 40.34 per 1,000 people Time series [22nd of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 43.4 % Time series [52nd of 76]
Births with health staff 46% [89th of 116]
Children living with AIDS 150,000 [8th of 80]
    Children living with AIDS (per capita) 13.3191 per 1,000 people [4th of 80]
Contraception 25% [65th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 34.2 % Time series [11th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100 99 [11th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding 47.8 % Time series [3rd of 47]
Drinking water availability % 64% [113rd of 147]
Drug access 50% [128th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$ 29.6 $ Time series [143rd of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP 2.85 % Time series [61st of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP 3.45 % Time series [89th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP 6.3 % Time series [83rd of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 36.3 % Time series [13th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 18.6% [29th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 57 % Time series [40th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman 5.4 births per woman Time series [23rd of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females 35 [184th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males 34.8 [181st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population 34.9 [181st of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 16.5% Time series [6th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths 89,000 Time series [9th of 102]
    HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita) 7,882.273 per million people Time series [7th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 920,000 Time series [9th of 126]
    HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita) 81.48 per 1,000 people Time series [5th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 21.52 [6th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 21.5 [6th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years, 572,000 [9th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people 3.48 per 1,000 people Time series [32nd of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 80 % Time series [145th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 84 % Time series [126th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 55 % Time series [106th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access 52 % Time series [87th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access 59 % Time series [130th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access 58 % Time series [152nd of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access 40 % Time series [158th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access 90 % Time series [128th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people 600.13 per 100,000 people Time series [8th of 200]
Infant mortality rate > Female 96.04 deaths/1,000 live births Time series [8th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male 105.73 deaths/1,000 live births Time series [12th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total 100.96 deaths/1,000 live births Time series [10th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate 34.88% [22nd of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female 38.7 years Time series [221st of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male 38.49 years Time series [220th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 38.59 years Time series [220th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years 37.9 years Time series [180th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years 38.89 years Time series [179th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years 38.41 years Time series [180th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females 39 [185th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males 39 [182nd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population 39 [183rd of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Animal contact disease rabies Time series
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk very high Time series
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases
bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases
malaria and plague are high risks in some locations
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease schistosomiasis Time series
Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a bednet 6 [32nd of 35]
Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a treated bednet 1 [23rd of 28]
Malaria % under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs 58 [13th of 34]
Malaria cases > per 100,000 34,204 [4th of 94]
Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population 7 % Time series [2nd of 27]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5 46.8 % Time series [3rd of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5 23 % Time series [10th of 63]
Maternal mortality 650 per 100,000 [8th of 136]
Measles immunization 90 [79th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months 58 [23rd of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months 40 [37th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt 68 [53rd of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 47 [8th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 28 [28th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe 7 [28th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 5 [78th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months 83 [35th of 57]
Oral rehydration rate % 28 [24th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 75.3% [140th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 71.4 % Time series [142nd of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 27 [152nd of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 51 [162nd of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people 0.12 per 1,000 people Time series [43rd of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992 48 % [10th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003 47 % [7th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 93.4 % Time series [5th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0% [147th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49 16.96 % Time series [7th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 46 % Time series [9th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 47.1% [81st of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 156 per 1,000 people [21st of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40 53.6% [1st of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female 22.8% [160th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 21.7% [160th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate 200.12 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults 1 % Time series [17th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults 16 % Time series [17th of 42]
Spending > Per person 23 [103rd of 133]
Spending > Private 3.4 [31st of 141]
Spending > Public 3.6%
Tobacco > Adult female smokers 10 [73rd of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers 35 [73rd of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption 408 [82nd of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers 22.5 [86th of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 5.8% [102nd of 185]
Total fertility rate 5.6 [24th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 445 [3rd of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > % 51.63 % Time series [114th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation 94% [64th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 82.7 % Time series [70th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49 27.4 % Time series [1st of 13]
Water availability 10,095 cubic meters [60th of 169]

SOURCES: UNICEF; Wikipedia: Abortion law ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Development Indicators database; WHO 2002a; UNHDR; UN (United Nations). 2002. United Nations Population Division Database on Contraceptive Use. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. January. New York; World Health Organization; World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report and updates provided by UNICEF to the United Nations Millennium Indicator Database; WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations, Demographic Yearbook, 1997; World Health Organisation. 1997-1999 World Health Statistics Annual. Geneva: WHO, 2000; Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy ; UNHDR; UNICEF (United Nations Children?s Fund). 2002. Official Summary: The State of the World's Children 2002. New York: Oxford University Press.; UNICEF; Wikipedia: List of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment ; The World Health Report 2001; UN 2001 via backone.pdf; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York.; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; ; World Health Organization; World Health Organization2005

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