Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Zambia

Zambia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 63.94 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
63.94
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
191st
of 229 countries
All-time high
63.94
in 2023
All-time low
44.71
in 1996
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Zambia, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 63.94 for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Zambia peaked at 63.94 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.71, in 1996.

That places Zambia 191st out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 47.49 45.71 49.16 10
1960s 50.71 49.58 51.84 10
1970s 53.92 52.22 54.85 10
1980s 50.68 47.47 53.79 10
1990s 45.38 44.71 46.91 10
2000s 50.3 45.8 54.72 10
2010s 58.11 55.48 60.35 10
2020s 61.81 59.79 63.94 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 188 Congo 64.12 compare
  2. 189 Ethiopia 64.08 compare
  3. 190 Malawi 64.07 compare
  4. 192 Myanmar 63.79 compare
  5. 193 Tuvalu 63.77 compare
  6. 194 Papua New Guinea 63.74 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Zambia?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Zambia was 63.94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 63.94 in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 44.71 in 1996.
How does Zambia rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
Zambia ranks 191st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Remaining life expectancy at different ages males
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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