Sex ratio in life expectancy in Zambia
Zambia: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.07 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
100th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.09
in 2020
All-time low
1.02
in 2005
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Zambia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.07 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Zambia peaked at 1.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.02, in 2005.
Zambia ranks 100th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.05 | — |
| 1951 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.05 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.03 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 4 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Zambia?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Zambia was 1.07 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Zambia ranks 100th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.