Rwanda vs Zambia: Survival to age 65, female
Rwanda
73.1%
in 2024
Zambia
73.8%
in 2024
Rwanda rank
175th
Zambia rank
174th
Survival to age 65, female over time
- Rwanda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 73.8% against 73.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Rwanda ranks 175th and Zambia ranks 174th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.8% | 50.8% | 9.0% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 40.5% | 55.8% | 15.4% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 50.3% | 3.9% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 35.3% | 3.7% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 38.7% | 13.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 58.6% | 9.1% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 70.1% | 1.8% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Rwanda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 73.8% against 73.1% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Rwanda and Zambia?
- 0.7%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
- Rwanda ranks 175th 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.