Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zambia
Zambia: Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.0%
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
6th
of 33 countries
All-time high
66.0%
in 2024
All-time low
43.0%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zambia, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 66.0% for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zambia peaked at 66.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2019.
Zambia ranks 6th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54.0% | — |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +8.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 66.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.0%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 66.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.6% | 43.0% | 57.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 44.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 3 Burkina Faso 77.0% compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 76.0% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 72.0% compare
- 6 Uganda 66.0% compare
- 8 Senegal 59.0% compare
- 8 Niger 59.0% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zambia?
- Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zambia was 66.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving?
- Zambia ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving at least 3 doses of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria for Pregnant Women (IPTp3) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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