Zambia sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 66.5 years of life, 179th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Zambia, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 66.5 yrs | 179 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 14.5 /1,000 | 12 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.2 /1,000 | 183 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 15.0 yrs | 166 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 77.3 /1,000 | 74 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.8 yrs | 114 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 67.2 men/100 women | 34 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 34.6 /1,000 | 34 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 85.0 /100k | 68 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 23.6 % | 43 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 7.1 /100k | 93 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 20.5 /100k | 65 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 6.9 % | 118 of 143 | 2003 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 3.6 L | 107 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 1.9 % | 210 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $80 | 154 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $1,187 | 186 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Zambia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd lowest population aged 65+ in the world (1.9 %) and the 12th highest age-standardized death rate in the world (14.5 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Zambia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.