Survival to age 65, female in Zambia
Zambia: Survival to age 65, female was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, female in Zambia stood at 73.8%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Zambia peaked at 73.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1999.
That places Zambia 174th out of 218 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.
Survival to age 65, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.1% | — |
| 1961 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 51.2% | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 56.5% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 55.7% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 54.7% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 53.2% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 51.8% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 49.9% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 47.9% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 46.2% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 44.4% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 40.8% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 39.1% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 37.7% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 36.8% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 35.5% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 31.8% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 49.1% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.8% | 53.0% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 42.6% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 31.5% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 32.1% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 49.8% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 64.6% | 73.8% | 5 |
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Zambia?
- Survival to age 65, female in Zambia was 73.8% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Zambia ranks 174th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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 Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.