Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Zambia
Zambia: Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV was 96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
96
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
19th
of 87 countries
All-time high
100
in 2019
All-time low
53
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Zambia, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 96 for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Zambia peaked at 100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53, in 2010.
That places Zambia 19th out of 87 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 53 | — |
| 2011 | 56 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 61 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 69 | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 76 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 72 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 77 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 84 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 100 | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 93 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 96 | +3.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 96 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 96 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.5, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.4 | 53 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94 | 92 | 98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 17 Namibia 97 compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 97 compare
- 19 Eswatini 96 compare
- 21 Tajikistan 95 compare
- 21 Mauritania 95 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 estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Zambia?
- Estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Zambia was 96 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2019.
- What is the lowest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv?
- Zambia ranks 19th out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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