Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Sex gap in life expectancy
Zambia
4.74 years
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.79 years
in 2023
Zambia rank
132nd
Zimbabwe rank
129th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 4.79 years against 4.74 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Zambia ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 129th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1 years | 4.62 years | 2.51 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 2.27 years | 5.2 years | 2.93 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.61 years | 7.34 years | 4.74 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 3.27 years | 6.63 years | 3.36 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.13 years | 4.43 years | 2.3 years | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.58 years | 0.9796 years | 0.5968 years | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4 years | 3.09 years | 0.9126 years | Zambia |
| 2020s | 5.01 years | 4.67 years | 0.3412 years | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 4.79 years against 4.74 years in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.05 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Zambia ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 129th 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.