Malawi vs Zambia: Life expectancy at birth, male
Malawi
64.27 years
in 2024
Zambia
64.1 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
180th
Zambia rank
181st
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 64.27 years against 64.1 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Malawi ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 181st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.13 years | 50.7 years | 16.58 years | Zambia |
| 1970s | 38.23 years | 53.92 years | 15.69 years | Zambia |
| 1980s | 42.49 years | 50.68 years | 8.18 years | Zambia |
| 1990s | 42.59 years | 45.38 years | 2.79 years | Zambia |
| 2000s | 49.83 years | 50.3 years | 0.4712 years | Zambia |
| 2010s | 58.93 years | 58.1 years | 0.8216 years | Malawi |
| 2020s | 62.81 years | 62.27 years | 0.542 years | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 64.27 years against 64.1 years in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.17 years, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Malawi ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 181st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.