Comoros vs Zambia: Life expectancy at birth, total

Comoros
67.02 years
in 2024
Zambia
66.53 years
in 2024
Comoros rank
179th
Zambia rank
181st

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Comoros
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 67.02 years against 66.53 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.49 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Comoros ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 181st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 42.59 years 51.84 years 9.26 years Zambia
1970s 47.67 years 55.25 years 7.58 years Zambia
1980s 52.94 years 52.35 years 0.584 years Comoros
1990s 57.41 years 46.48 years 10.93 years Comoros
2000s 60.69 years 51.14 years 9.55 years Comoros
2010s 64.28 years 60.15 years 4.13 years Comoros
2020s 66.25 years 64.78 years 1.47 years Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Comoros or Zambia?
Comoros, at 67.02 years against 66.53 years in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Comoros and Zambia?
0.49 years, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Zambia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Comoros ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 181st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.