Women survival to age 65 in Zambia

Zambia: Women survival to age 65 was 73.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73.83
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
171st
of 215 countries
All-time high
73.83
in 2024
All-time low
31.5
in 1999
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Women survival to age 65 in Zambia, 1960–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, women survival to age 65 in Zambia stood at 73.83. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women survival to age 65 in Zambia peaked at 73.83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.5, in 1999.

Zambia ranks 171st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Women survival to age 65 in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Women survival to age 65 in Zambia, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 49.06
1961 49.58 +1.1%
1962 50.02 +0.9%
1963 50.35 +0.7%
1964 50 -0.7%
1965 51.17 +2.3%
1966 51.46 +0.6%
1967 51.82 +0.7%
1968 52.05 +0.4%
1969 52.57 +1.0%
1970 53.01 +0.8%
1971 53.7 +1.3%
1972 54.4 +1.3%
1973 55.06 +1.2%
1974 55.78 +1.3%
1975 56.37 +1.0%
1976 57.12 +1.3%
1977 57.6 +0.8%
1978 57.75 +0.3%
1979 57.56 -0.3%
1980 56.55 -1.8%
1981 55.68 -1.5%
1982 54.67 -1.8%
1983 53.17 -2.7%
1984 51.76 -2.6%
1985 49.87 -3.7%
1986 47.93 -3.9%
1987 46.25 -3.5%
1988 44.43 -3.9%
1989 42.58 -4.2%
1990 40.83 -4.1%
1991 39.05 -4.4%
1992 37.72 -3.4%
1993 36.82 -2.4%
1994 35.5 -3.6%
1995 34.45 -3.0%
1996 33.11 -3.9%
1997 32.65 -1.4%
1998 31.76 -2.7%
1999 31.5 -0.8%
2000 32.07 +1.8%
2001 33.02 +3.0%
2002 34.58 +4.7%
2003 36.51 +5.6%
2004 37 +1.3%
2005 38.42 +3.8%
2006 40.65 +5.8%
2007 42.52 +4.6%
2008 45.22 +6.3%
2009 47.29 +4.6%
2010 49.8 +5.3%
2011 52.53 +5.5%
2012 54.61 +4.0%
2013 56.38 +3.2%
2014 58.29 +3.4%
2015 60.18 +3.2%
2016 61.06 +1.5%
2017 62.45 +2.3%
2018 64.01 +2.5%
2019 66.22 +3.5%
2020 67.26 +1.6%
2021 64.58 -4.0%
2022 71.4 +10.6%
2023 73.51 +2.9%
2024 73.83 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 50.81 49.06 52.57 10
1970s 55.84 53.01 57.75 10
1980s 50.29 42.58 56.55 10
1990s 35.34 31.5 40.83 10
2000s 38.73 32.07 47.29 10
2010s 58.55 49.8 66.22 10
2020s 70.12 64.58 73.83 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 168 Sudan 74.29 compare
  2. 169 Timor-Leste 73.99 compare
  3. 170 Malawi 73.84 compare
  4. 172 Rwanda 73.05 compare
  5. 173 Namibia 73.01 compare
  6. 174 Comoros 72.97 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is women survival to age 65 in Zambia?
Women survival to age 65 in Zambia was 73.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women survival to age 65 recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 73.83 in 2024.
What is the lowest women survival to age 65 recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 31.5 in 1999.
How does Zambia rank for women survival to age 65?
Zambia ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is women survival to age 65 rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women survival to age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women survival to age 65
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
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