Share of population with large expenditures on health in Zambia
Zambia: Share of population with large expenditures on health was 0.3% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Zambia, 1996–2015
Source: World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of population with large expenditures on health in Zambia stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with large expenditures on health in Zambia peaked at 5.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Zambia 63rd out of 63 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.0% | — |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -43.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -33.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -84.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with large expenditures on health in Zambia?
- Share of population with large expenditures on health in Zambia was 0.3% in 2015, according to World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for share of population with large expenditures on health?
- Zambia ranks 63rd out of 63 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of population with large expenditures on health rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with large expenditures on health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 10%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).