Zambia - Life expectancy at birth 2016

Life expectancy increases in Zambia

In 2016 the life expectancy in Zambia increased to 61.79 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 64.12 years and for men 59.35 years.

Zambia’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 167th in 2015 to 168th in 2016.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Zambia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2015, when it was 61.21 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2006, when it was 51.8 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
2016	64.12	59.35	61.79
2015	63.51	58.79	61.21
2014	62.80	58.47	60.70
2013	61.78	57.83	59.88
2012	60.81	56.79	58.87
2011	59.59	55.80	57.77
2010	58.53	54.92	56.80
2009	56.62	53.83	55.30
2008	55.38	52.37	53.95
2007	53.87	51.46	52.74
2006	52.80	50.64	51.80
2005	51.59	49.59	50.66
2004	50.46	48.40	49.49
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