Egypt vs Zambia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females

Egypt
5.7 years
in 2023
Zambia
5.58 years
in 2023
Egypt rank
225th
Zambia rank
226th

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females over time

  • Egypt
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 5.7 years against 5.58 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.

Egypt ranks 225th and Zambia ranks 226th of 236 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 5.93 years 6.47 years 0.5416 years Zambia
1960s 5.81 years 6.32 years 0.5084 years Zambia
1970s 5.24 years 6.39 years 1.14 years Zambia
1980s 5.13 years 6.09 years 0.9629 years Zambia
1990s 5.23 years 5.89 years 0.665 years Zambia
2000s 5.65 years 5.78 years 0.1296 years Zambia
2010s 5.58 years 5.67 years 0.0874 years Zambia
2020s 5.1 years 5.43 years 0.3239 years Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females, Egypt or Zambia?
Egypt, at 5.7 years against 5.58 years in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females between Egypt and Zambia?
0.12 years, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Zambia rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
Egypt ranks 225th and Zambia ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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