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Life expectancy decreases in Zambia

In 2021 the life expectancy in Zambia decreased to 61.22 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 63.93 years and for men 58.49 years.

Zambia’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 170th in 2020 to 172th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Zambia over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 62.38 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 57.77 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Zambia. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Zambia in Zambian economy.

Zambia - Life expectancy at birth
DateLife expectancy - WomenLife expectancy - MenLife expectancy
202163.9358.4961.22
202065.0459.6462.38
201965.4160.0862.79
201864.9259.6762.34
201764.6159.5362.12
201664.1259.3561.79
201563.5158.7961.21
201462.8058.4760.70
201361.7857.8359.88
201260.8156.7958.87
201159.5955.8057.77
201058.5354.9256.80
200956.6253.8355.30
200855.3852.3753.95
200753.8751.4652.74
200652.8050.6451.80
200551.5949.5950.66
200450.4648.4049.49
200349.4447.0048.28
200248.0545.8046.98
200147.2544.6646.02
200046.4543.9045.23
199945.7843.4444.66
199845.9243.3744.70
199746.2543.5244.95
199646.5943.7545.23
199546.8844.1145.55
199447.0744.5345.85
199347.5844.7246.21
199247.8245.0946.51
199148.4245.6747.10
199049.2946.4647.93
198950.2047.0848.70
198851.0347.9249.53
198751.9548.6050.33
198652.6849.3451.06
198553.5750.1351.90
198454.5050.9152.76
198355.1251.5653.39
198255.7251.9153.86
198155.7952.2254.05
198055.8352.3754.14
197956.0552.7654.44
197856.2252.9454.61
197756.3153.0654.71
197656.0653.1054.60
197555.5752.8754.24
197455.1152.5953.87
197354.5152.0653.30
197253.8651.3752.63
197153.2550.7752.02
197052.6850.2951.49
196952.3549.9351.15
196852.0449.6650.86
196752.0049.6050.80
196651.8749.4850.68
196551.7849.3550.56
196451.1848.5249.85
196351.3048.9650.13
196250.9548.6349.79
196150.6448.2749.45
196050.2447.8449.04
Zambia - Life expectancy at birth
Zambia - Life expectancy at birth