Zambia - Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs (% of children under age 5 with fever)

Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs (% of children under age 5 with fever) in Zambia was 34.90 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 58.00 in 2006, while its lowest value was 34.00 in 2010.

Definition: Malaria treatment refers to the percentage of children under age five who were ill with fever in the last two weeks and received any appropriate (locally defined) anti-malarial drugs.

Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.

See also:

Year Value
1999 58.00
2002 52.00
2006 58.00
2007 38.40
2008 43.00
2010 34.00
2012 36.90
2014 39.80
2018 34.90

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Malaria is endemic to the poorest countries in the world, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Prompt and effective treatment of malaria is a critical element of malaria control. It is vital that sufferers, especially children under age 5, start treatment within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms, to prevent progression - often rapid - to severe malaria and death. Data on malaria are from national-level surveys, including Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys, and Malaria Indicator Surveys.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention