Zambia - Life expectancy at birth 1997

Life expectancy falls in Zambia

In 1997 the life expectancy in Zambia decreased to 45.74 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 46.68 years and for men 44.72 years.

Zambia’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 189th in 1996 to 190th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Zambia over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1996, when it was 45.76 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 50.42 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

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1997	46.68	44.72	45.74
1996	46.72	44.71	45.76
1995	47.10	44.92	46.05
1994	47.40	45.20	46.34
1993	47.84	45.43	46.68
1992	48.10	45.75	46.97
1991	48.60	46.20	47.44
1990	49.41	46.91	48.20
1989	50.20	47.47	48.88
1988	51.06	48.20	49.67
1987	51.93	48.83	50.42
1986	52.75	49.46	51.15
1985	53.69	50.23	52.00
1984	54.58	51.10	52.88
1983	55.33	51.93	53.67
1982	56.11	52.53	54.36
1981	56.67	53.23	54.99
1980	57.13	53.79	55.50
1979	57.65	54.39	56.05
1978	57.76	54.86	56.34
1977	57.68	54.84	56.28
1976	57.40	54.75	56.10
1975	56.96	54.48	55.74
1974	56.56	54.16	55.38
1973	56.07	53.72	54.91
1972	55.58	53.14	54.38
1971	55.07	52.68	53.89
1970	54.57	52.22	53.40
1969	54.24	51.84	53.04
1968	53.89	51.54	52.72
1967	53.67	51.34	52.51
1966	53.42	51.15	52.29
1965	53.20	50.95	52.08
1964	52.49	49.85	51.17
1963	52.64	50.56	51.61
1962	52.39	50.26	51.33
1961	52.08	50.00	51.04
1960	51.71	49.58	50.65

Zambia - Life expectancy at birth