United States vs Zambia: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years)
United States
13.47 years
in 2024
Zambia
14.53 years
in 2024
United States rank
213th
Zambia rank
210th
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) over time
- United States
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 14.53 years against 13.47 years in United States, a difference of 1.06 years.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 213th and Zambia ranks 210th of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.85 years | 15.81 years | 0.0381 years | United States |
| 1970s | 16.62 years | 16.03 years | 0.5917 years | United States |
| 1980s | 17.83 years | 14.98 years | 2.84 years | United States |
| 1990s | 19.02 years | 13.57 years | 5.46 years | United States |
| 2000s | 20.55 years | 13.49 years | 7.06 years | United States |
| 2010s | 21.76 years | 14.38 years | 7.38 years | United States |
| 2020s | 19.7 years | 14.56 years | 5.14 years | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, male, United States or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 14.53 years against 13.47 years in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, male between United States and Zambia?
- 1.06 years, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do United States and Zambia rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- United States ranks 213th and Zambia ranks 210th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.