Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Zambia
Zambia: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.0657 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Zambia is 0.0657 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Zambia peaked at 0.0759 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0475 units per person, in 1990.
That places Zambia 8th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0475 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0551 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0611 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0657 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.07 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0717 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0744 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0747 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0759 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0749 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0749 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0746 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0733 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0719 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0706 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0691 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0684 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0676 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0676 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0675 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0673 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0679 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0671 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0714 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0692 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0732 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0709 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0745 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0723 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0702 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0735 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0714 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0695 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0676 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0657 units per person | -2.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0657 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 15.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0657 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 units per person, 6.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0671 units per person | 0.0475 units per person | 0.0759 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0705 units per person | 0.0675 units per person | 0.0749 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0704 units per person | 0.0671 units per person | 0.0745 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0695 units per person | 0.0657 units per person | 0.0735 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Zambia?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Zambia was 0.0657 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0759 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0475 units per person in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.