Nurses and midwives in Zambia
Zambia had 16.7 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.
Zambia, 2024
16.7
Change from 2023
−0.5per 10,000 people
Nurses and midwives in Zambia over time
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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2023 | 17.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2022 | 29.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 18.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 16.3 per 10,000 people |
| 2019 | 14.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 12.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 9.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 7.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 7.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 7.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2006 | 6.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2005 | 7.1 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 from 17.2 per 10,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2008, when it was 7.0 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +9.7.
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Physicians
0.32 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.3 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.8 years
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Healthy life expectancy
56.2 years
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UHC service coverage
62
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
1.85 litres
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