Niger vs Zambia: Life expectancy
Niger
61.45 years
in 2020
Zambia
62.38 years
in 2020
Niger rank
143rd
Zambia rank
140th
Life expectancy over time
- Niger
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 62.38 years against 61.45 years in Niger, a difference of 0.93 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Zambia ahead.
Niger ranks 143rd and Zambia ranks 140th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 26.52 years | 25 years | 1.52 years | Niger |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1920s | 25.61 years | 26.94 years | 1.32 years | Zambia |
| 1930s | 32.19 years | 34.69 years | 2.51 years | Zambia |
| 1950s | 33.75 years | 39.1 years | 5.35 years | Zambia |
| 1960s | 36.13 years | 43.02 years | 6.89 years | Zambia |
| 1970s | 39.16 years | 47.5 years | 8.34 years | Zambia |
| 1980s | 39.88 years | 52.02 years | 12.14 years | Zambia |
| 1990s | 43.81 years | 46.74 years | 2.93 years | Zambia |
| 2000s | 51.46 years | 47.95 years | 3.51 years | Niger |
| 2010s | 59.72 years | 59 years | 0.7213 years | Niger |
| 2020s | 61.45 years | 62.38 years | 0.9297 years | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Niger or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 62.38 years against 61.45 years in Niger as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Niger and Zambia?
- 0.93 years, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Niger and Zambia rank globally for life expectancy?
- Niger ranks 143rd and Zambia ranks 140th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.