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
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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

Indicator
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.