HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) in Zambia
Zambia: HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) in Zambia, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) in Zambia is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) in Zambia peaked at 98.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2007.
That places Zambia 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 55.0% | — |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | -46.8% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 97.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 97.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -46.8% | 77.0% | 41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 41.0% | 77.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 48.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 69 Kenya 97.0% compare
- 69 Lesotho 97.0% compare
- 69 South Africa 97.0% compare
- 69 South Sudan 97.0% 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 hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) in Zambia?
- Hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) in Zambia was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy)?
- Zambia ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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