Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Zambia
Zambia: Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing was 44,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Zambia, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Zambia stood at 44,000. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Zambia peaked at 67,000 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44,000, in 2025.
That places Zambia 6th out of 91 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 67,000 | — |
| 2011 | 67,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66,000 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 65,000 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 64,000 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 63,000 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 62,000 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 61,000 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 60,000 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 58,000 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 57,000 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 55,000 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 52,000 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 50,000 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 47,000 | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 44,000 | -6.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 44,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,800, 11.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 44,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,000, 7.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63,300 | 58,000 | 67,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,833 | 44,000 | 57,000 | 6 |
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 estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Zambia?
- Estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Zambia was 44,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 67,000 in 2010.
- What is the lowest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,000 in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing?
- Zambia ranks 6th out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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