How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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 males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Zambia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males

Ethiopia

64.08 years

in 2023

Zambia

63.94 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

196th

Zambia rank

198th

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males over time

Ethiopia
Zambia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 64.08 years against 63.94 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 196th and Zambia ranks 198th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	32.91 years	47.49 years	14.58 years	Zambia
1960s	37.69 years	50.71 years	13.02 years	Zambia
1970s	37.86 years	53.92 years	16.06 years	Zambia
1980s	39.22 years	50.68 years	11.46 years	Zambia
1990s	47.01 years	45.38 years	1.63 years	Ethiopia
2000s	53.11 years	50.3 years	2.81 years	Ethiopia
2010s	60.48 years	58.11 years	2.38 years	Ethiopia
2020s	63.17 years	61.81 years	1.36 years	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males, Ethiopia or Zambia?: Ethiopia, at 64.08 years against 63.94 years in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males between Ethiopia and Zambia?: 0.14 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?: Ethiopia ranks 196th and Zambia ranks 198th 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 males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.