Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child

Zambia
4.74
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.79
in 2023
Zambia rank
132nd
Zimbabwe rank
129th

Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 4.79 against 4.74 in Zambia, a difference of 0.05.

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 4.62 2.51 Zimbabwe
1960s 2.27 5.2 2.93 Zimbabwe
1970s 2.61 7.34 4.74 Zimbabwe
1980s 3.27 6.63 3.36 Zimbabwe
1990s 2.13 4.43 2.3 Zimbabwe
2000s 1.58 0.9796 0.5968 Zambia
2010s 4 3.09 0.9126 Zambia
2020s 5.01 4.67 0.3412 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 4.79 against 4.74 in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
0.05, 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 difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
Zambia ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 129th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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