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Women in Zambia give birth to an average of 4.7 children. [16] However, birth rates are higher for rural, poorer, and non-educated women than their urban, wealthier, and educated counterparts. [ 16 ] 29% of Zambian girls between ages 15 and 19 have given birth or are pregnant; again, girls in rural areas are twice as likely to have children ...
The maternal mortality rate is 224 deaths per 100,000 births, which is the 23rd highest in the world. [1] [2] The mean age of mothers at birth is 19.3 years old, and the fertility rate is 5.72 children born per woman, which is the 7th highest in the world. [1]
Zambia's population (1890–2021). According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [2] [3] the total population of Zambia is 19,473,125 in 2021, compared to only 2,340,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 46.4%, 50.6% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.1% was 65 years or older. [4]
The Women, Peace and Security Index (WPS) scores and ranks countries in terms of women's security, justice, and inclusion. [1] The index is widely used to compare countries as well as their development trends over time.
Dora Moono Nyambe — an influencer known for teaching hundreds of students, opening a school in Zambia and promoting her humanitarian efforts to millions of people on TikTok — has died. She was ...
The report, which tracked cancer incidence nationwide from 1991 to 2022, found that cancer rates in women under 50 are now 82% higher than for men the same age, signaling a dramatic, steady climb ...
A related fact is that 42% of women aged 20–24 in Zambia report having been married by age 18. Contraceptive prevalence rate for modern family planning methods among adolescent girls aged 15–19 was 10.2%, despite the rate having been estimated to have increased from 33% to 45% in the general population (ZDHS 2013–14).
In Zambia, abortion is legal if the pregnancy would threaten the mother's life or physical or mental health or those of existing children, or if it would cause a birth defect. Zambia has one of the most permissive abortion laws in Africa, though its restrictions limit access. The Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) Act, passed in 1972, legalizes ...