Life expectancy at birth, male in Zambia
Zambia: Life expectancy at birth, male was 64.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Zambia is 64.1 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Zambia peaked at 64.1 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.71 years, in 1996.
That places Zambia 180th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.58 years | — |
| 1961 | 50 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 50.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 50.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 49.85 years | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 50.95 years | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 51.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 51.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 51.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 51.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 52.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 52.68 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 53.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 53.72 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 54.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 54.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 54.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 54.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 54.85 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 54.39 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 53.79 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 53.23 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 52.53 years | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 51.93 years | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 51.09 years | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 50.23 years | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 49.46 years | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 48.83 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 48.2 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 47.47 years | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 46.91 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 46.2 years | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 45.75 years | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 45.43 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 45.2 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 44.92 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 44.71 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 44.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 44.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 45.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 45.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 46.65 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 47.7 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 48.72 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 49.9 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 51.03 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 51.93 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 52.88 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 53.69 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.72 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 55.48 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 56.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.95 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 57.62 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 58.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 58.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 58.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 59.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 59.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.35 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 60.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 59.79 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 62.77 years | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 63.94 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 64.1 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7 years | 49.58 years | 51.84 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.92 years | 52.22 years | 54.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.68 years | 47.47 years | 53.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.38 years | 44.71 years | 46.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.3 years | 45.8 years | 54.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1 years | 55.48 years | 60.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.27 years | 59.79 years | 64.1 years | 5 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (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 life expectancy at birth, male in Zambia?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Zambia was 64.1 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.71 years in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Zambia ranks 180th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.