Malawi vs Zambia: Survival to age 65, female
Malawi
73.8%
in 2024
Zambia
73.8%
in 2024
Malawi rank
173rd
Zambia rank
174th
Survival to age 65, female over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 73.8% against 73.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Malawi ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 174th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.2% | 50.8% | 19.6% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 35.9% | 55.8% | 19.9% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 41.1% | 50.3% | 9.2% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 35.3% | 1.5% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 38.7% | 3.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 58.6% | 3.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 70.1% | 1.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 73.8% against 73.8% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.0%, 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 survival to age 65, female?
- Malawi ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 174th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.