Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Zambia
Zambia: Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma was 360,563 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Zambia, 2009–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Zambia is 360,563, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Zambia peaked at 2.80 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 9th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3,856 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 139 | — |
| 2012 | 1.03 million | +742223.7% |
| 2013 | 825,658 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 675,582 | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 1.61 million | +138.6% |
| 2016 | 2.02 million | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 2.80 million | +38.6% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million | -59.3% |
| 2019 | 928,161 | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 million | — |
| 2022 | 576,606 | -50.9% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 360,563 | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +742223.7% | 139 | 1.03 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,856 | 3,856 | 3,856 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million | 0 | 2.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 352,043 | 0 | 1.18 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 6 Sudan 552,410 compare
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 534,408 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 519,950 compare
- 10 Kiribati 107,718 compare
- 11 Kenya 84,074 compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 69,659 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Zambia?
- Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Zambia was 360,563 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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