Namibia vs Zambia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65
Namibia
73.0%
in 2024
Zambia
73.8%
in 2024
Namibia rank
173rd
Zambia rank
171st
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 73.8% against 73.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 171st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.6% | 50.8% | 1.2% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 58.6% | 55.8% | 2.8% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 50.3% | 14.0% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 35.3% | 17.3% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 38.7% | 0.6% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 58.6% | 4.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 70.1% | 3.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women expected to survive to the age of 65, Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 73.8% against 73.0% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.8%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Namibia ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 171st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.