Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses in Zambia
Zambia: Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses was 9.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.85 million
Change on year
up 25.8%
World rank
7th
of 75 countries
All-time high
9.85 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.75 million
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses in Zambia, 2020–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses in Zambia stood at 9.85 million. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.8% on the previous year and up 257.6% over five years.
Zambia ranks 7th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.75 million | — |
| 2021 | 7.16 million | +160.0% |
| 2022 | 5.90 million | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 7.83 million | +32.7% |
| 2024 | 9.85 million | +25.8% |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 4 Mozambique 11.53 million compare
- 5 Angola 10.54 million compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 10.53 million compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 9.34 million compare
- 9 Malawi 9.20 million compare
- 10 Niger 6.28 million compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses in Zambia?
- Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses in Zambia was 9.85 million in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.85 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 million in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses?
- Zambia ranks 7th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses (including artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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