Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Zambia
Zambia: Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy was 169,567 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
169,567
Change on year
up 71.7%
World rank
26th
of 99 countries
All-time high
169,567
in 2024
All-time low
49,855
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Zambia, 2018–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Zambia stood at 169,567. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 71.7% on the previous year and up 240.1% over ten years.
That places Zambia 26th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 49,855 | — |
| 2019 | 78,474 | +57.4% |
| 2020 | 128,291 | +63.5% |
| 2021 | 117,585 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 98,782 | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 98,782 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 169,567 | +71.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64,164 | 49,855 | 78,474 | 2 |
| 2020s | 122,601 | 98,782 | 169,567 | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Zambia?
- Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Zambia was 169,567 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of malaria positive cases by microscopy recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 169,567 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of malaria positive cases by microscopy recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,855 in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for number of malaria positive cases by microscopy?
- Zambia ranks 26th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of malaria positive cases by microscopy rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.1%. 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 Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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