Nursing personnel in Zambia
Zambia: Nursing personnel was 78.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
78.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 85 countries
All-time high
82.2%
in 2018
All-time low
75.6%
in 2010
Years of data
6
2010–2024
Nursing personnel in Zambia, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nursing personnel in Zambia is 78.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Zambia peaked at 82.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 61st of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Nursing personnel in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 75.6% | — |
| 2017 | 81.6% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.8% | 75.6% | 82.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 78.2% | 80.3% | 3 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.02 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.505 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Zambia?
- Nursing personnel in Zambia was 78.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for nursing personnel?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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