Cyprus vs Zambia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cyprus
3.99 years
in 2023
Zambia
4.03 years
in 2023
Cyprus rank
168th
Zambia rank
165th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cyprus
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.03 years against 3.99 years in Cyprus, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 168th and Zambia ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.92 years | 1.6 years | 5.32 years | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 6.51 years | 1.81 years | 4.7 years | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 7.59 years | 2.12 years | 5.48 years | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 5.03 years | 2.84 years | 2.19 years | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 5.07 years | 1.31 years | 3.75 years | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 5.1 years | 0.6891 years | 4.41 years | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 4.67 years | 3.45 years | 1.22 years | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 4.45 years | 4.45 years | 0.002 years | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Cyprus or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.03 years against 3.99 years in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cyprus and Zambia?
- 0.04 years, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Zambia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cyprus ranks 168th and Zambia ranks 165th 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 at different ages. 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.