Zambia
Country in Africa
In brief
Primary school enrolment: 116% (2024). World rank 18 of 191; in Africa, 10 of 45. HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 9.4% (2024). World rank 147 of 153 (1 = best); in Africa, 44 of 50. Access to basic sanitation: 37.5% (2024). World rank 181 of 203 (1 = best); in Africa, 33 of 52. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 107% → 116%, children vaccinated against measles 85% → 88%, and infant deaths per 1,000 births 43 → 34.6. Better than all its neighbours (Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe): maternal deaths per 100,000 births. Worse than all its neighbours (Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe): diabetes prevalence.