Zambia
Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.
Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States
| Population estimates | 1992 | 2002 |
| Total population (000) | 10698 | |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 2.1 | |
| Dependency ratio (per 100) | 94 | 98 |
| % of population aged 60+ years | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Total fertility rate | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | Males | Females |
| 2002 | 39.1 | 40.2 |
| uncertainty | 34.5 - 43.6 | 35.2 - 45.4 |
| Both sexes 2002 | 39.7 | |
| Probability of dying (per 1000) | Males | Females |
| Under age 5 years 2002 | 191 | 176 |
| uncertainty | 170 - 214 | 155 - 195 |
| Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 | 700 | 654 |
| uncertainty | 590 - 810 | 546 - 768 |
Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002
| 2002 | Males | Females | |
| Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) | Total population at birth | 34.9 | |
| At birth | 34.8 | 35 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 30.8 - 38.7 | 30.8 - 39.4 | |
| At age 60 | 9.8 | 10.4 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 8.9 - 11.0 | 9.6 - 11.6 | |
| Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) | 4.3 | 5.3 | |
| Percentage of total life expectancy lost | 11 | 13.1 | |
Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP | 6 | 6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 55.1 | 56.9 | 54.8 | 52.5 | 53.1 |
| Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 44.9 | 43.1 | 45.2 | 47.5 | 46.9 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure | 13.1 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
| External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health | 23.5 | 26.1 | 40.1 | 33.5 | 48.7 |
| Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health | 70.9 | 74.1 | 70.7 | 71.1 | 71.8 |
| Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made. 0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.
Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 51 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 52 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)
| Children under five years of age underweight for age | 1999 | % | 25 |
| Under-five mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 185 | |
| Infant mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 111 | |
| One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) | % | 85 | |
| Maternal mortality ratio | Per 100 000 live births | 750 | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | % | 46.5 | |
| HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds | % | 16.8 | |
| Malaria mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 158 | |
| Tuberculosis prevalence | Per 100 000 | 852 | |
| Tuberculosis mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 89 | |
| Tuberculosis cases | Detected under DOTS (2001) | % | … |
| Cured under DOTS | % | … | |
| Population using solid fuels | % | 87 | |
| Population with sustainable access to an improved water source | Urban | % | 88 |
| Rural | % | 48 | |
| Population with access to improved sanitation | Urban | % | 99 |
| Rural | % | 64 | |
b Estimates from the 1990s. ...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO n/a Data not available