Ethiopia vs Zambia: Survival to age 65, male

Ethiopia
63.5%
in 2024
Zambia
63.8%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
168th
Zambia rank
165th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zambia
2030405060196019922024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 63.8% against 63.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 168th and Zambia ranks 165th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 25.8% 46.4% 20.6% Zambia
1970s 25.7% 50.8% 25.2% Zambia
1980s 28.2% 43.6% 15.4% Zambia
1990s 38.3% 31.7% 6.6% Ethiopia
2000s 46.0% 36.0% 10.0% Ethiopia
2010s 57.4% 49.7% 7.6% Ethiopia
2020s 61.7% 59.1% 2.5% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Ethiopia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 63.8% against 63.5% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Ethiopia and Zambia?
0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Ethiopia ranks 168th and Zambia ranks 165th 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, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65, male (% 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.