Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.2336 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zambia stood at 0.2336. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.3137 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2336, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 31st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3137 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3053 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2992 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2919 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2865 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2813 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2774 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.272 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2667 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2625 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2546 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2512 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.243 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2336 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2856 | 0.2625 | 0.3137 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2456 | 0.2336 | 0.2546 | 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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0563 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0476 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zambia?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zambia was 0.2336 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3137 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2336 in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Zambia ranks 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.