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Global Health Research
Zambia
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- Background[1]
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Located in Southern Africa, the Republic of Zambia has been ruled by both the British and the UK until its independence in 1964. The landlocked country, well known for its copper, experienced declining copper prices and a drought which hurt the economy and poaching which hurt the wildlife populations. The risk if major infectious diseases is very high here including high rates of mortality due to AIDs, and other diseases such as diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, malaria, and schistosomiasis.
- Population[1]
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11,477,447
- Climate[1]
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tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
- Languages[1]
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- English (official)
- major vernaculars - Bemba
- Kaonda
- Lozi
- Lunda
- Luvale
- Nyanja
- Tonga
- and about 70 other indigenous languages
- Infant Mortality Rate[1]
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100.71
- Per Capita Health Expenditure[2]
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20.00
More Information
Sources
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CIA World Factbook
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WHO Global Health Atlas
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