Tanzania vs Zambia: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 67 years in Tanzania and 66.4 years in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 0.7 years, or 1.01 times that in Zambia.

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What the numbers say

Tanzania has been higher since 1985, when it overtook Zambia.
In 2023, Tanzania ranked 187 and Zambia ranked 192 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Tanzania at 79.2 years and Zambia at 77.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Tanzania	Zambia	World
2023	67	66.4	73.2
2022	66.9	65.3	72.6
2021	66.1	62.4	70.9
2020	66.8	63.4	71.9
2019	66	62.9	72.6
2018	65.5	62.1	72.4
2017	65	61.6	72.1
2016	64.4	61.1	71.9
2015	63.9	60.7	71.6
2014	63.4	60.1	71.4
2013	62.8	59.5	71.1
2012	62.3	58.7	70.8
2011	61.6	57.8	70.4
2010	61.1	56.9	70.1
2009	60.5	55.9	69.7
2008	59.9	54.8	69.3
2007	59.3	53.7	69
2006	58.5	52.7	68.6
2005	57.7	51.6	68.1
2004	56.8	50.5	67.7
2003	55.9	49.6	67.4
2002	54.9	48.5	67.1
2001	54.1	47.4	66.8
2000	53.2	46.6	66.4
1999	52.4	45.9	66
1998	51.8	45.7	65.7
1997	51.3	45.7	65.5
1996	51.1	45.8	65.2
1995	51	46.1	64.9
1994	51.1	46.3	64.3
1993	51.2	46.7	64.4
1992	51.4	47	64.3
1991	51.8	47.4	64.1
1990	52	48.2	64
1989	52.1	48.9	63.8
1988	52.2	49.7	63.4
1987	52.2	50.4	63.2
1986	52.2	51.2	62.7
1985	52.2	52	62.2
1984	52.2	52.9	61.9
1983	52.2	53.7	61.5
1982	52	54.4	61.3
1981	51.7	55	60.9
1980	51.3	55.5	60.5
1979	50.8	56.1	60.2
1978	50.4	56.3	59.5
1977	50	56.3	59.2
1976	49.5	56.1	58.6
1975	48.9	55.7	58.3
1974	48.4	55.4	58.1
1973	47.9	54.9	57.7
1972	47.4	54.4	57.2
1971	47	53.9	56
1970	46.5	53.4	56.3
1969	46	53	56
1968	45.6	52.7	55.6
1967	45.2	52.5	55.1
1966	44.9	52.3	54.6
1965	44.5	52.1	54
1964	44.1	51.2	54.3
1963	43.6	51.6	53.7
1962	43.2	51.3	53.2
1961	42.8	51	50.4
1960	42.6	50.7	47.8
1959	42.5	50.3	49.6
1958	42.3	49.9	51.6
1957	42.2	49.5	51.1
1956	42	49.1	50.7
1955	41.8	48.8	50.2
1954	41.7	48.4	49.7
1953	41.5	48	48.8
1952	41.4	47.6	48.2
1951	41.2	47.2	47.1
1950	41	46.8	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Tanzania	Zambia	World
2024	67.265.9–68.6	66.565.2–67.9	73.3
2025	67.465.5–69.3	66.764.8–68.8	73.5
2026	67.665.2–70.1	66.964.5–69.3	73.8
2027	67.865–70.7	67.164.3–69.8	73.9
2028	6864.8–71.2	67.264.1–70.3	74.1
2029	68.264.7–71.6	67.464.1–70.7	74.2
2030	68.464.7–72.1	67.563.7–71.2	74.4
2031	68.664.7–72.6	67.763.7–71.5	74.5
2032	68.864.5–73.1	67.963.6–71.7	74.7
2033	6964.3–73.4	6863.6–72.2	74.8
2034	69.264.4–73.9	68.263.4–72.6	75
2035	69.464.3–74.1	68.363.5–72.8	75.1
2036	69.664.2–74.5	68.563.3–73.2	75.3
2037	69.864.3–74.9	68.663.1–73.7	75.4
2038	69.964.5–75.1	68.863.1–74	75.5
2039	70.164.4–75.5	68.963.1–74.1	75.7
2040	70.364.5–75.9	69.163–74.5	75.8
2041	70.464.3–76	69.263.1–74.8	75.9
2042	70.664.6–76.3	69.463–75	76.1
2043	70.864.5–76.7	69.563–75.6	76.2
2044	70.964.6–77	69.663–75.7	76.3
2045	71.164.7–77.3	69.863–76	76.5
2046	71.264.7–77.6	69.963–76.2	76.6
2047	71.464.8–77.8	70.162.9–76.5	76.7
2048	71.564.5–78	70.263–76.8	76.8
2049	71.764.6–78.5	70.463.1–77.1	76.9
2050	71.864.7–78.7	70.562.9–77.4	77
2051	7264.7–79.2	70.662.9–77.8	77.1
2052	72.264.6–79.4	70.863–77.8	77.2
2053	72.364.9–79.7	70.962.8–78.2	77.3
2054	72.564.7–79.9	71.162.8–78.5	77.4
2055	72.664.7–80.2	71.262.7–78.7	77.6
2056	72.865–80.5	71.362.7–78.9	77.7
2057	72.965–80.9	71.562.8–79.1	77.8
2058	73.165–81.1	71.663–79.5	77.9
2059	73.265.2–81.3	71.863.3–79.6	78
2060	73.465–81.5	71.963–79.9	78.1
2061	73.565.1–81.8	7263.2–80.1	78.2
2062	73.764.8–82	72.263.3–80.3	78.3
2063	73.864.8–82.3	72.363.3–80.5	78.4
2064	7464.7–82.4	72.463–80.6	78.5
2065	74.165.1–82.5	72.662.7–80.8	78.6
2066	74.364.9–82.7	72.763.2–81.1	78.7
2067	74.465–82.9	72.863.2–81.3	78.8
2068	74.664.8–83.2	7363.4–81.5	78.9
2069	74.764.9–83.3	73.163.3–81.6	79
2070	74.865.1–83.8	73.363.3–81.8	79.1
2071	7565.4–83.9	73.463.3–82	79.2
2072	75.165.1–83.9	73.563.3–82.3	79.3
2073	75.365.1–84.2	73.763.3–82.5	79.4
2074	75.465.4–84.5	73.863.2–82.4	79.4
2075	75.665.5–84.7	73.963.2–82.8	79.5
2076	75.765.7–84.8	74.163.1–83	79.6
2077	75.965.8–84.9	74.263.3–83.2	79.7
2078	7665.8–85.2	74.363.3–83.7	79.8
2079	76.265.7–85.4	74.563.4–83.9	79.9
2080	76.365.5–85.6	74.663.4–84.2	80
2081	76.565.2–85.6	74.763.2–84.2	80.1
2082	76.665.2–85.9	74.963.2–84.2	80.2
2083	76.865.4–86	7563.1–84.3	80.3
2084	76.965.4–86.2	75.263.3–84.7	80.3
2085	77.165.4–86.6	75.363.5–84.9	80.4
2086	77.265.7–86.7	75.463.6–85	80.5
2087	77.365.5–86.6	75.663.4–85.3	80.6
2088	77.565.6–86.9	75.763–85.4	80.7
2089	77.665.2–87	75.963–85.5	80.8
2090	77.865.6–87.2	7662.9–85.8	80.9
2091	77.965.9–87.2	76.162.8–85.7	81
2092	78.165.8–87.2	76.363.3–86	81
2093	78.265.8–87.3	76.463.4–86.2	81.1
2094	78.366–87.6	76.563.5–86.3	81.2
2095	78.566.1–88	76.763.5–86.2	81.3
2096	78.666.1–88.1	76.863.4–86.6	81.4
2097	78.866.7–88.4	76.963.7–86.8	81.5
2098	78.966.4–88.5	77.164–87.1	81.6
2099	7966.2–88.5	77.264.1–87.4	81.7
2100	79.266.5–88.7	77.364.1–87.6	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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