Zambia - Life expectancy at birth 2003

Life expectancy improves in Zambia

In 2003 the life expectancy in Zambia increased to 48.28 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 49.44 years and for men 47 years.

Zambia’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 188th in 2002 to 187th in 2003.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Zambia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2002, when it was 46.98 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1993, when it was 46.21 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
2003	49.44	47.00	48.28
2002	48.05	45.80	46.98
2001	47.25	44.66	46.02
2000	46.45	43.90	45.23
1999	45.78	43.44	44.66
1998	45.92	43.37	44.70
1997	46.25	43.52	44.95
1996	46.59	43.75	45.23
1995	46.88	44.11	45.55
1994	47.07	44.53	45.85
1993	47.58	44.72	46.21
1992	47.82	45.09	46.51
1991	48.42	45.67	47.10
1990	49.29	46.46	47.93
1989	50.20	47.08	48.70
1988	51.03	47.92	49.53
1987	51.95	48.60	50.33
1986	52.68	49.34	51.06
1985	53.57	50.13	51.90
1984	54.50	50.91	52.76
1983	55.12	51.56	53.39
1982	55.72	51.91	53.86
1981	55.79	52.22	54.05
1980	55.83	52.37	54.14
1979	56.05	52.76	54.44
1978	56.22	52.94	54.61
1977	56.31	53.06	54.71
1976	56.06	53.10	54.60
1975	55.57	52.87	54.24
1974	55.11	52.59	53.87
1973	54.51	52.06	53.30
1972	53.86	51.37	52.63
1971	53.25	50.77	52.02
1970	52.68	50.29	51.49
1969	52.35	49.93	51.15
1968	52.04	49.66	50.86
1967	52.00	49.60	50.80
1966	51.87	49.48	50.68
1965	51.78	49.35	50.56
1964	51.18	48.52	49.85
1963	51.30	48.96	50.13
1962	50.95	48.63	49.79
1961	50.64	48.27	49.45
1960	50.24	47.84	49.04

Zambia - Life expectancy at birth