Healthy life expectancy in Zambia
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Zambia was 56.2 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Zambia, 2023
56.2
Change from 2022
+2.7%
Position in 2023
157th of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Zambia over time
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Zambia
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 56.2 years |
| 2022 | 54.7 years |
| 2021 | 53.6 years |
| 2020 | 54.6 years |
| 2019 | 54.8 years |
| 2018 | 54.5 years |
| 2017 | 54.3 years |
| 2016 | 53.9 years |
| 2015 | 53.5 years |
| 2014 | 53.0 years |
| 2013 | 52.4 years |
| 2012 | 51.8 years |
| 2011 | 51.2 years |
| 2010 | 50.6 years |
| 2009 | 50.0 years |
| 2008 | 49.1 years |
| 2007 | 47.8 years |
| 2006 | 46.4 years |
| 2005 | 45.3 years |
| 2004 | 44.1 years |
| 2003 | 42.8 years |
| 2002 | 41.7 years |
| 2001 | 40.9 years |
| 2000 | 40.5 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.7% from 54.7 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 52.4 years, the figure has changed by +7.3%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Zambia has the 157th highest value.
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Life expectancy at birth
66.5 years
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.3 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.8 years
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UHC service coverage
62
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Alcohol consumption
1.85 litres
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Adult obesity
11.6%
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