Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 in Zambia
Zambia: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 was 17.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
17.9%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
46.9%
in 2002
All-time low
15.9%
in 1999
Years of data
6
1996–2018
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 in Zambia, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Zambia recorded 17.9% for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 in 2018.
That represents a change of down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 in Zambia peaked at 46.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 28th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.2% | — |
| 1999 | 15.9% | -61.4% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +195.0% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -59.5% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -24.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 17.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.2%, 88% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 17.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 85% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 15.9% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 19.0% | 46.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.9% | 23.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 25 Burkina Faso 18.6% compare
- 25 Philippines 18.6% compare
- 27 Cameroon 18.4% compare
- 29 Guinea 16.7% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 15.8% compare
- 31 Jordan 15.4% 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 prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 in Zambia?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 in Zambia was 17.9% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2?
- Zambia ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of children with fever: Percentage of children under age five years with fever in the two weeks preceding the survey.