Indonesia vs Zambia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Indonesia
4.02 years
in 2023
Zambia
4.03 years
in 2023
Indonesia rank
166th
Zambia rank
165th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Indonesia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.03 years against 4.02 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 166th and Zambia ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.77 years | 1.6 years | 0.1765 years | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 3.27 years | 1.81 years | 1.46 years | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 3.53 years | 2.12 years | 1.41 years | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 3.03 years | 2.84 years | 0.1875 years | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 2.77 years | 1.31 years | 1.46 years | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 3.03 years | 0.6891 years | 2.34 years | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 3.45 years | 0.1157 years | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 3.96 years | 4.45 years | 0.4941 years | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Indonesia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.03 years against 4.02 years in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Indonesia and Zambia?
- 0.01 years, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Zambia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Indonesia ranks 166th 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.