Peru vs Zambia: Sex gap in life expectancy
Peru
4.71 years
in 2023
Zambia
4.74 years
in 2023
Peru rank
134th
Zambia rank
132nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Peru
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.74 years against 4.71 years in Peru, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 134th and Zambia ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.01 years | 2.1 years | 0.9078 years | Peru |
| 1960s | 3.2 years | 2.27 years | 0.9369 years | Peru |
| 1970s | 3 years | 2.61 years | 0.3898 years | Peru |
| 1980s | 4.36 years | 3.27 years | 1.09 years | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.73 years | 2.13 years | 1.61 years | Peru |
| 2000s | 4.09 years | 1.58 years | 2.51 years | Peru |
| 2010s | 4.46 years | 4 years | 0.4581 years | Peru |
| 2020s | 5.49 years | 5.01 years | 0.4758 years | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Peru or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.74 years against 4.71 years in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Peru and Zambia?
- 0.03 years, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Peru ranks 134th and Zambia ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.