Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Zambia
Zambia: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 7.04 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Zambia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Zambia is 7.04 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Zambia peaked at 13.19 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.57 million, in 2022.
Zambia ranks 35th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.71 million | — |
| 2011 | 10.85 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.98 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.27 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.46 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.83 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 11.57 million | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 12.64 million | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 12.03 million | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 12.03 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.81 million | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 13.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 6.57 million | -50.2% |
| 2023 | 6.98 million | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 7.04 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.54 million | 10.71 million | 12.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.32 million | 6.57 million | 13.19 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 33 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.38 million compare
- 34 Sierra Leone 7.07 million compare
- 36 Central African Republic 6.70 million compare
- 37 Benin 6.55 million compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 6.25 million 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Zambia?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Zambia was 7.04 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.19 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.57 million in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- Zambia ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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