Namibia vs Zambia: Survival to age 65, female
Namibia
73.0%
in 2024
Zambia
73.8%
in 2024
Namibia rank
176th
Zambia rank
174th
Survival to age 65, female over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 73.8% against 73.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 174th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.6% | 50.8% | 1.2% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 58.6% | 55.8% | 2.8% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 50.3% | 14.0% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 35.3% | 17.3% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 38.7% | 0.6% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 58.6% | 4.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 70.1% | 3.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 73.8% against 73.0% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.8%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
- Namibia ranks 176th 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.