Namibia vs Zambia: Healthy life expectancy at birth

Namibia
52.82
in 2021
Zambia
52.97
in 2021
Namibia rank
173rd
Zambia rank
172nd

Healthy life expectancy at birth over time

  • Namibia
  • Zambia
0204060200020102021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 52.97 against 52.82 in Namibia, a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 172nd of 185 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 47.77 43.47 4.3 Namibia
2010s 54.15 52.2 1.95 Namibia
2020s 54.27 53.44 0.8282 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthy life expectancy at birth, Namibia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 52.97 against 52.82 in Namibia as of 2021.
What is the difference in healthy life expectancy at birth between Namibia and Zambia?
0.15, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for healthy life expectancy at birth?
Namibia ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 172nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed