Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 243.74 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Zambia stood at 243.74. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Zambia peaked at 243.74 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.4, in 2000.
That places Zambia 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.4 | — |
| 2001 | 85.3 | +21.2% |
| 2002 | 108.17 | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 116.45 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 113.03 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 140.09 | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 132.63 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 116.49 | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 121.69 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 150.1 | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 128.07 | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 127.82 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 134.46 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 159.05 | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 131.78 | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 147.84 | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 148.08 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 162.17 | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 164.2 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 227.01 | +38.3% |
| 2020 | 199.12 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 232.59 | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 200.12 | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 243.74 | +21.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 243.74 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 274.47, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 243.74 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 207.24, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.44 | 70.4 | 150.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 153.05 | 127.82 | 227.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.89 | 199.12 | 243.74 | 4 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Zambia?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Zambia was 243.74 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 243.74 in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- Zambia ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual healthcare expenditure per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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