Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Zambia
Zambia: Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Zambia, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 93.1% for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.8% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Zambia peaked at 93.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2012.
Zambia ranks 47th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 43.1% | — |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -36.0% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +54.0% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +111.6% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | +57.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.2% | 27.6% | 82.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 44.0% | 93.1% | 5 |
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More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,306 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,306 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Zambia?
- Women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Zambia was 93.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2012.
- How does Zambia rank for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for?
- Zambia ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for syphilis (%), reported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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