ZAMSTATS has disclosed that 8.7 percent of Zambians tested positive for HIV in 2025. ZAMSTATS further disclosed that Lusaka recorded the highest number of cases at 12.1 percent while Muchinga recorded the lowest at 4.0 percent in 2025. ZAMSTATS adds that employment levels increased from 3.9 million to 4.2 million.
Speaking at the Townhall Meeting, Thursday, Acting Statistician General Sheila Mudenda said Copperbelt recorded the second highest HIV cases at 11.6 percent. Mudenda furthest disclosed that for the first time, the Agency carried out a paediatric HIV testing which disclosed that 1.2 percent of children aged between two and 14 years old were HIV positive “We look at HIV prevalence by Province, as you recall the last prevalence, we had… Do you agree that child defilers should be castrated?
