Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Zambia
Zambia: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 62 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Zambia peaked at 62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2002.
That places Zambia 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32 | — |
| 2001 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 37 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 42 | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 55 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 55 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 62 | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5 | 31 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4 | 47 | 55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.25 | 55 | 62 | 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)
- 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 healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Zambia?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Zambia was 62 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Zambia ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.