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 1.88 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.88 units per square kilometre for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Zambia peaked at 1.88 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4977 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Zambia 21st out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4977 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.5919 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6726 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7399 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8071 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8475 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9013 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9282 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9685 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.982 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.48 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.48 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.61 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.61 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.88 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.88 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.88 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.88 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.88 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2672 units per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.88 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.628 units per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7937 units per square kilometre | 0.4977 units per square kilometre | 0.982 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 units per square kilometre | 1.26 units per square kilometre | 1.75 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 units per square kilometre | 1.88 units per square kilometre | 1.88 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 18 Nigeria 2.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Togo 1.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 1.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 1.74 units per square kilometre compare
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 1.88 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.88 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4977 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Zambia ranks 21st out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 up 27.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.