Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Zambia
Zambia: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 was 12.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Zambia, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Zambia stood at 12.8%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Zambia peaked at 49.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2018.
That places Zambia 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40.4% | — |
| 1999 | 19.0% | -53.0% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +161.1% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -61.3% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -38.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 12.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 65% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 12.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 61% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 19.0% | 40.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 19.2% | 49.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 12.8% | 20.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 31 Senegal 14.9% compare
- 32 Gambia 14.6% compare
- 33 Jordan 13.7% compare
- 35 Madagascar 12.0% compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 7.8% 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): q3 in Zambia?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Zambia was 12.8% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3?
- Zambia ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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): Q3. 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.