Kiribati vs Zambia: Life expectancy by sex
Kiribati
68.17 years
in 2023
Zambia
68.67 years
in 2023
Kiribati rank
205th
Zambia rank
202nd
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Kiribati
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 68.67 years against 68.17 years in Kiribati, a difference of 0.5 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Kiribati ranks 205th and Zambia ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.63 years | 49.59 years | 1.96 years | Zambia |
| 1960s | 52.14 years | 52.97 years | 0.8331 years | Zambia |
| 1970s | 57.47 years | 56.53 years | 0.9457 years | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 60.3 years | 53.95 years | 6.35 years | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 64.5 years | 47.5 years | 16.99 years | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 66.99 years | 51.88 years | 15.11 years | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 67.45 years | 62.1 years | 5.35 years | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 67.24 years | 66.82 years | 0.4253 years | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Kiribati or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 68.67 years against 68.17 years in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Kiribati and Zambia?
- 0.5 years, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Zambia rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Kiribati ranks 205th and Zambia ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.