Zambia · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
61.0 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2000 | 44.52713939 | 43.39912124 | 45.7406093 | — |
| Zambia | 2001 | 44.99215514 | 43.80588025 | 46.23330034 | — |
| Zambia | 2002 | 45.80351415 | 44.48012588 | 46.98306698 | — |
| Zambia | 2003 | 47.10240747 | 45.92576293 | 48.24656162 | — |
| Zambia | 2004 | 48.77289416 | 47.96616834 | 49.87041797 | — |
| Zambia | 2005 | 50.2612912 | 49.213928 | 51.23308237 | — |
| Zambia | 2006 | 51.7626963 | 50.99249163 | 52.80947536 | — |
| Zambia | 2007 | 53.57698997 | 52.75147593 | 54.53152891 | — |
| Zambia | 2008 | 55.35570144 | 54.55265071 | 56.44270834 | — |
| Zambia | 2009 | 56.61649649 | 55.74123174 | 57.53640015 | — |
| Zambia | 2010 | 57.42656833 | 56.46647077 | 58.33238097 | — |
| Zambia | 2011 | 58.02295113 | 57.0607531 | 58.95894543 | — |
| Zambia | 2012 | 58.68526361 | 57.82532207 | 59.66804117 | — |
| Zambia | 2013 | 59.35535185 | 58.51403745 | 60.43068575 | — |
| Zambia | 2014 | 59.98021269 | 58.97935151 | 60.98917529 | — |
| Zambia | 2015 | 60.4135173 | 59.35744186 | 61.37538052 | — |
| Zambia | 2016 | 60.96146792 | 59.88747429 | 61.98062345 | — |
| Zambia | 2017 | 61.28533224 | 60.23554147 | 62.55674853 | — |
| Zambia | 2018 | 61.41187871 | 60.34388637 | 62.7824244 | — |
| Zambia | 2019 | 61.76313302 | 60.56204413 | 62.79001292 | — |
| Zambia | 2020 | 61.83164861 | 60.87038068 | 62.72110138 | — |
| Zambia | 2021 | 60.96884286 | 60.08401895 | 62.07367953 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.