Total health spending per person in Zambia
Zambia: Total health spending per person was 243.74 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, total health spending per person in Zambia stood at 243.74 current international $. 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, total health spending per person in Zambia peaked at 243.74 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.4 current international $, 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.
Total health spending per person in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.4 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 85.3 current international $ | +21.2% |
| 2002 | 108.17 current international $ | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 116.45 current international $ | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 113.03 current international $ | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 140.09 current international $ | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 132.63 current international $ | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 116.49 current international $ | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 121.69 current international $ | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 150.1 current international $ | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 128.07 current international $ | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 127.82 current international $ | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 134.46 current international $ | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 159.05 current international $ | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 131.78 current international $ | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 147.84 current international $ | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 148.08 current international $ | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 162.17 current international $ | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 164.2 current international $ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 227.01 current international $ | +38.3% |
| 2020 | 199.12 current international $ | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 232.59 current international $ | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 200.12 current international $ | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 243.74 current international $ | +21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.44 current international $ | 70.4 current international $ | 150.1 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 153.05 current international $ | 127.82 current international $ | 227.01 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.89 current international $ | 199.12 current international $ | 243.74 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 151 Angola 248.39 current international $ compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 247.13 current international $ compare
- 153 Cameroon 246.18 current international $ compare
- 155 Ghana 234.46 current international $ compare
- 156 Liberia 233.05 current international $ compare
- 157 Burkina Faso 223.87 current international $ 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Zambia?
- Total health spending per person in Zambia was 243.74 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 243.74 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for total health spending per person?
- Zambia ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.