Health matters

Health determines outcomes

Your health determines how long you live; what occupation you can enter; and how your future will unfold.

It is fair to say that in African, in general, healthcare has lagged behind other countries. Access has improved in recent years as wealth in the continent has increased over the past two decades. This access however is not universal and even the wealthy are often reported to travel to other countries when critical care is needed. According to WHO:

In Africa, life expectancy at birth (years) has improved by 10.6 years from 53 [52.1 - 53.8] years in 2000 to 63.6 [62.6 - 64.6] years in 2021; In Zambia, life expectancy at birth (years) has improved by ▲ 16.4 years from 44.5 [43.4 - 45.7] years in 2000 to 61 [60.1 - 62.1] years in 2021.
In Zambia, the tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) has improved by ▼ 487 cases per 100 000 from 759 [238 - 1,570] in 2000 to 272 [166 - 403] in 2024.
In Zambia, the malaria incidence (per 1000 population at risk) has improved by ▼ 107.9 cases per 1000 from 360.3 [281.4 - 456.1] in 2000 to 252.4 [203.3 - 312.1] in 2024.
In Zambia, the road traffic mortality rate (per 100 000 population) has been 17.1 deaths per 100 000 in 2021.
In Zambia, the maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) has improved by ▼ 510 deaths per 100 000 live births from 596 [433 - 829] in 1985 to 85 [61 - 126] in 2023.
In Zambia, the maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) has improved by ▼ 510 deaths per 100 000 live births from 596 [433 - 829] in 1985 to 85 [61 - 126] in 2023.
In Zambia, the number of additional people expected to be enjoying better health and wellbeing is projected to be ‎−597.3k (‎−967.9k – ‎−226.4k) by 2025 compared to 2018.
Age-standardized prevalence of hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 years (32%)
14.6% [10.7% - 18.5%] Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older
32.3% [26.3% - 38.8%] ‎−0.6 percentage points improving since 2018; Age-standardized prevalence of hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years