Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Zambia

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Zambia was 66.35 years. A difference of +1.07 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Zambia were 63.94 years and 68.67 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Zambia for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Zambia (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Zambia (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	50.65	49.58	51.71
1961	51.04	50	52.08
1962	51.33	50.26	52.39
1963	51.61	50.56	52.64
1964	51.17	49.85	52.49
1965	52.08	50.95	53.2
1966	52.29	51.15	53.42
1967	52.51	51.34	53.67
1968	52.72	51.54	53.89
1969	53.04	51.84	54.24
1970	53.4	52.22	54.57
1971	53.89	52.68	55.07
1972	54.38	53.14	55.58
1973	54.91	53.72	56.07
1974	55.38	54.16	56.56
1975	55.74	54.48	56.96
1976	56.1	54.75	57.4
1977	56.28	54.84	57.68
1978	56.34	54.86	57.76
1979	56.05	54.39	57.65
1980	55.5	53.79	57.13
1981	54.99	53.23	56.67
1982	54.36	52.53	56.11
1983	53.67	51.93	55.33
1984	52.88	51.1	54.58
1985	52	50.23	53.69
1986	51.15	49.46	52.75
1987	50.42	48.83	51.93
1988	49.67	48.2	51.06
1989	48.88	47.47	50.2
1990	48.2	46.91	49.41
1991	47.44	46.2	48.6
1992	46.97	45.75	48.1
1993	46.68	45.43	47.84
1994	46.34	45.2	47.4
1995	46.05	44.92	47.1
1996	45.76	44.71	46.72
1997	45.74	44.72	46.68
1998	45.71	44.81	46.54
1999	45.92	45.13	46.66
2000	46.58	45.8	47.3
2001	47.41	46.65	48.11
2002	48.46	47.7	49.15
2003	49.62	48.72	50.42
2004	50.54	49.9	51.1
2005	51.62	51.03	52.12
2006	52.69	51.93	53.35
2007	53.73	52.88	54.47
2008	54.84	53.69	55.86
2009	55.89	54.72	56.93
2010	56.9	55.48	58.2
2011	57.84	56.19	59.39
2012	58.7	56.95	60.34
2013	59.45	57.62	61.16
2014	60.11	58.09	62.03
2015	60.73	58.55	62.83
2016	61.13	58.92	63.26
2017	61.56	59.21	63.86
2018	62.14	59.69	64.53
2019	62.91	60.35	65.44
2020	63.36	60.73	65.95
2021	62.36	59.79	64.93
2022	65.28	62.77	67.72
2023	66.35	63.94	68.67