Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 66.4 years in Zambia and 62.8 years in Zimbabwe, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 3.6 years, or 1.06 times that in Zimbabwe.

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What the numbers say

Zambia has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
In 2023, Zambia ranked 192 and Zimbabwe ranked 212 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Zambia at 77.3 years and Zimbabwe at 77.2 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Zambia	Zimbabwe	World
2023	66.4	62.8	73.2
2022	65.3	62.4	72.6
2021	62.4	60.1	70.9
2020	63.4	61.5	71.9
2019	62.9	61.1	72.6
2018	62.1	60.9	72.4
2017	61.6	60.3	72.1
2016	61.1	59.8	71.9
2015	60.7	59	71.6
2014	60.1	58.1	71.4
2013	59.5	56.8	71.1
2012	58.7	55.4	70.8
2011	57.8	53.9	70.4
2010	56.9	51.9	70.1
2009	55.9	49.8	69.7
2008	54.8	48.5	69.3
2007	53.7	47.6	69
2006	52.7	47.1	68.6
2005	51.6	46.6	68.1
2004	50.5	46	67.7
2003	49.6	45.4	67.4
2002	48.5	45.9	67.1
2001	47.4	44.5	66.8
2000	46.6	46	66.4
1999	45.9	46.4	66
1998	45.7	47.6	65.7
1997	45.7	48.5	65.5
1996	45.8	49	65.2
1995	46.1	51.1	64.9
1994	46.3	52.5	64.3
1993	46.7	54	64.4
1992	47	55.6	64.3
1991	47.4	57	64.1
1990	48.2	58.3	64
1989	48.9	59.5	63.8
1988	49.7	60.2	63.4
1987	50.4	60.7	63.2
1986	51.2	61	62.7
1985	52	60.9	62.2
1984	52.9	60.6	61.9
1983	53.7	60	61.5
1982	54.4	59.9	61.3
1981	55	59.5	60.9
1980	55.5	59.1	60.5
1979	56.1	54.9	60.2
1978	56.3	54.7	59.5
1977	56.3	57	59.2
1976	56.1	57.6	58.6
1975	55.7	58.3	58.3
1974	55.4	58.2	58.1
1973	54.9	58.1	57.7
1972	54.4	58.2	57.2
1971	53.9	58	56
1970	53.4	57.8	56.3
1969	53	57.5	56
1968	52.7	57.1	55.6
1967	52.5	56.8	55.1
1966	52.3	56.4	54.6
1965	52.1	55.9	54
1964	51.2	55.4	54.3
1963	51.6	54.9	53.7
1962	51.3	54.5	53.2
1961	51	54	50.4
1960	50.7	53.5	47.8
1959	50.3	53	49.6
1958	49.9	52.6	51.6
1957	49.5	52.2	51.1
1956	49.1	51.8	50.7
1955	48.8	51.4	50.2
1954	48.4	51	49.7
1953	48	50.6	48.8
1952	47.6	50.2	48.2
1951	47.2	49.8	47.1
1950	46.8	49.4	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Zambia	Zimbabwe	World
2024	66.565.2–67.9	63.161.6–64.5	73.3
2025	66.764.8–68.8	63.461.1–65.3	73.5
2026	66.964.5–69.3	63.660.9–66	73.8
2027	67.164.3–69.8	63.960.8–66.8	73.9
2028	67.264.1–70.3	64.260.7–67.3	74.1
2029	67.464.1–70.7	64.460.7–68	74.2
2030	67.563.7–71.2	64.760.7–68.4	74.4
2031	67.763.7–71.5	6560.5–69	74.5
2032	67.963.6–71.7	65.260.4–69.5	74.7
2033	6863.6–72.2	65.460.6–70.1	74.8
2034	68.263.4–72.6	65.760.7–70.4	75
2035	68.363.5–72.8	65.960.6–70.8	75.1
2036	68.563.3–73.2	66.260.7–71.1	75.3
2037	68.663.1–73.7	66.460.7–71.4	75.4
2038	68.863.1–74	66.660.5–71.9	75.5
2039	68.963.1–74.1	66.860.8–72.3	75.7
2040	69.163–74.5	6760.8–72.7	75.8
2041	69.263.1–74.8	67.360.9–73	75.9
2042	69.463–75	67.560.9–73.3	76.1
2043	69.563–75.6	67.761.1–73.7	76.2
2044	69.663–75.7	67.961.1–74.2	76.3
2045	69.863–76	68.161.1–74.5	76.5
2046	69.963–76.2	68.361–74.8	76.6
2047	70.162.9–76.5	68.561–74.8	76.7
2048	70.263–76.8	68.761.3–75.2	76.8
2049	70.463.1–77.1	68.961.4–75.4	76.9
2050	70.562.9–77.4	69.161.6–75.6	77
2051	70.662.9–77.8	69.361.7–76	77.1
2052	70.863–77.8	69.561.7–76.1	77.2
2053	70.962.8–78.2	69.661.7–76.3	77.3
2054	71.162.8–78.5	69.861.9–76.7	77.4
2055	71.262.7–78.7	7061.9–77.2	77.6
2056	71.362.7–78.9	70.262–77.4	77.7
2057	71.562.8–79.1	70.362.3–77.6	77.8
2058	71.663–79.5	70.562.4–77.9	77.9
2059	71.863.3–79.6	70.762.3–78.1	78
2060	71.963–79.9	70.962.5–78.3	78.1
2061	7263.2–80.1	7162.5–78.6	78.2
2062	72.263.3–80.3	71.262.6–78.8	78.3
2063	72.363.3–80.5	71.462.5–79.2	78.4
2064	72.463–80.6	71.562.6–79.4	78.5
2065	72.662.7–80.8	71.762.7–79.9	78.6
2066	72.763.2–81.1	71.862.7–80.2	78.7
2067	72.863.2–81.3	7262.6–80.3	78.8
2068	7363.4–81.5	72.262.5–80.6	78.9
2069	73.163.3–81.6	72.362.8–80.9	79
2070	73.363.3–81.8	72.562.9–81.2	79.1
2071	73.463.3–82	72.663–81.4	79.2
2072	73.563.3–82.3	72.863–81.5	79.3
2073	73.763.3–82.5	72.963.3–82	79.4
2074	73.863.2–82.4	73.163.4–81.9	79.4
2075	73.963.2–82.8	73.363.6–82.4	79.5
2076	74.163.1–83	73.463.7–82.6	79.6
2077	74.263.3–83.2	73.663.6–82.7	79.7
2078	74.363.3–83.7	73.763.6–83.1	79.8
2079	74.563.4–83.9	73.963.8–83.4	79.9
2080	74.663.4–84.2	74.163.8–83.6	80
2081	74.763.2–84.2	74.263.8–83.5	80.1
2082	74.963.2–84.2	74.463.9–83.6	80.2
2083	7563.1–84.3	74.564–84	80.3
2084	75.263.3–84.7	74.764.2–84.1	80.3
2085	75.363.5–84.9	74.864.4–84.2	80.4
2086	75.463.6–85	7564.7–84.6	80.5
2087	75.663.4–85.3	75.164.4–84.7	80.6
2088	75.763–85.4	75.364.5–84.7	80.7
2089	75.963–85.5	75.464.5–85	80.8
2090	7662.9–85.8	75.664.5–85.2	80.9
2091	76.162.8–85.7	75.864.6–85.1	81
2092	76.363.3–86	75.964.8–85.5	81
2093	76.463.4–86.2	76.165–85.8	81.1
2094	76.563.5–86.3	76.264.9–85.9	81.2
2095	76.763.5–86.2	76.465–85.9	81.3
2096	76.863.4–86.6	76.565.3–85.9	81.4
2097	76.963.7–86.8	76.765.6–86.2	81.5
2098	77.164–87.1	76.965.5–86.5	81.6
2099	77.264.1–87.4	7765.7–86.6	81.7
2100	77.364.1–87.6	77.265.7–86.7	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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