Zimbabwe - Use of insecticide-treated bed nets (% of under-5 population)

Use of insecticide-treated bed nets (% of under-5 population) in Zimbabwe was 14.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 26.80 in 2014, while its lowest value was 3.10 in 2006.

Definition: Use of insecticide-treated bed nets refers to the percentage of children under age five who slept under an insecticide-treated bednet to prevent malaria.

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

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Year Value
2006 3.10
2009 17.30
2011 9.70
2014 26.80
2015 9.00
2019 14.90

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. Insecticide-treated nets, properly used and maintained, are one of the most important malaria-preventive strategies to limit human-mosquito contact.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention