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Life Expectancy in Portugal vs Zambia (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 82.9 years in Portugal vs 66.9 in Zambia. Portugal is ranked 22/197 by life expectancy, and Zambia is 161/197. In Portugal, the life expectancy is 80.1 years for males and 85.5 years for females. In Zambia, it's 64.4 years for males and 69.3 years for females.

Portugal vs Zambia life expectancy at birth by year

Portugal
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Portugal Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 82.9 80.1 85.5 66.9 64.4 69.3
2025 82.7 79.9 85.4 66.7 64.3 69.1
2024 82.6 79.7 85.3 66.5 64.1 68.9
2023 82.4 79.4 85.1 66.3 63.9 68.7
2022 81.2 78.1 84.2 65.3 62.8 67.7
2021 81.4 78.4 84.3 62.4 59.8 64.9
2020 81.4 78.4 84.2 63.4 60.7 66
2019 82 79 84.8 62.9 60.3 65.4
2018 81.6 78.5 84.5 62.1 59.7 64.5
2017 81.7 78.6 84.5 61.6 59.2 63.9
2016 81.4 78.2 84.3 61.1 58.9 63.3
2015 81.3 78.2 84.3 60.7 58.5 62.8
2014 81.3 78.1 84.3 60.1 58.1 62
2013 80.9 77.6 84 59.4 57.6 61.2
2012 80.6 77.4 83.6 58.7 57 60.3
2011 80.6 77.3 83.7 57.8 56.2 59.4
2010 80.1 76.9 83.2 56.9 55.5 58.2
2009 79.8 76.6 82.9 55.9 54.7 56.9
2008 79.6 76.3 82.8 54.8 53.7 55.9
2007 79.3 75.9 82.6 53.7 52.9 54.5
2006 79.1 75.5 82.6 52.7 51.9 53.3
2005 78.3 74.9 81.6 51.6 51 52.1
2004 78.4 75 81.8 50.5 49.9 51.1
2003 77.6 74.2 80.9 49.6 48.7 50.4
2002 77.4 73.9 80.8 48.5 47.7 49.1
2001 77.2 73.6 80.7 47.4 46.6 48.1
2000 76.8 73.3 80.4 46.6 45.8 47.3
1999 76.3 72.7 79.9 45.9 45.1 46.7
1998 76.1 72.5 79.7 45.7 44.8 46.5
1997 75.9 72.3 79.5 45.7 44.7 46.7
1996 75.5 71.7 79.2 45.8 44.7 46.7
1995 75.5 71.9 79.2 46.1 44.9 47.1
1994 75.7 72.1 79.3 46.3 45.2 47.4
1993 74.8 71.1 78.4 46.7 45.4 47.8
1992 74.9 71.1 78.6 47 45.7 48.1
1991 74.2 70.6 77.9 47.4 46.2 48.6
1990 74.3 70.8 77.8 48.2 46.9 49.4
1989 74.7 71.1 78.2 48.9 47.5 50.2
1988 74.1 70.5 77.6 49.7 48.2 51.1
1987 74.1 70.6 77.5 50.4 48.8 51.9
1986 73.6 70.2 77.1 51.1 49.5 52.8
1985 73.2 69.6 76.7 52 50.2 53.7
1984 72.9 69.4 76.5 52.9 51.1 54.6
1983 72.7 69.2 76.1 53.7 51.9 55.3
1982 72.7 69.1 76.2 54.4 52.5 56.1
1981 71.9 68.3 75.4 55 53.2 56.7
1980 71.7 68.1 75.2 55.5 53.8 57.1
1979 71.6 68.2 74.9 56 54.4 57.7
1978 70.8 67.3 74.2 56.3 54.9 57.8
1977 70.3 66.7 73.9 56.3 54.8 57.7
1976 69.1 65.5 72.7 56.1 54.8 57.4
1975 68.8 65.1 72.5 55.7 54.5 57
1974 69.1 65.8 72.4 55.4 54.2 56.6
1973 68.6 65.4 71.6 54.9 53.7 56.1
1972 69.2 65.9 72.3 54.4 53.1 55.6
1971 66.8 63.5 70.1 53.9 52.7 55.1
1970 67.1 63.9 70.1 53.4 52.2 54.6
1969 66.4 63.1 69.6 53 51.8 54.2
1968 66.8 63.6 69.9 52.7 51.5 53.9
1967 66.5 63.2 69.6 52.5 51.3 53.7
1966 65.6 62.4 68.8 52.3 51.1 53.4
1965 66.1 62.9 69.1 52.1 50.9 53.2
1964 65.1 62.1 68 51.2 49.9 52.5
1963 64.9 61.9 67.8 51.6 50.6 52.6
1962 64.3 61.3 67.2 51.3 50.3 52.4
1961 62.8 60 65.5 51 50 52.1
1960 64.1 61.3 66.9 50.6 49.6 51.7
1959 62.9 60 65.7 50.3 49.2 51.4
1958 63.7 60.9 66.4 49.9 48.8 51
1957 61.4 58.6 64 49.5 48.4 50.5
1956 61.2 58.5 63.7 49.1 48.1 50.2
1955 61.4 58.7 63.9 48.8 47.7 49.8
1954 62.2 59.4 64.8 48.4 47.4 49.4
1953 61.1 58.4 63.6 48 47 49
1952 59.8 57.2 62.2 47.6 46.5 48.6
1951 58.7 56.1 61.3 47.2 46.1 48.2
1950 58.5 55.8 61 46.8 45.7 47.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 69.5 years in Portugal and 53 in Zambia. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 18.2 healthy years in Portugal and 11.3 in Zambia.

Portugal vs Zambia life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Portugal and Zambia, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
53.4 vs 41.9 years

Mean expected age of death:
83.4 vs 71.9 years

Median expected age of death:
86.0 vs 74.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Portugal Zambia
Male Female Male Female
40 99.3% 99.6% 96.7% 98.0%
50 97.2% 98.6% 90.8% 94.2%
60 91.7% 96.4% 79.7% 86.5%
65 87.2% 94.4% 70.9% 79.7%
70 81.4% 91.6% 58.6% 69.2%
75 73.4% 87.0% 41.5% 53.0%
80 61.6% 78.6% 23.1% 33.2%
85 44.5% 63.1% 9.3% 15.8%
90 24.4% 40.3% 2.5% 5.3%
95 8.4% 17.2% 0.4% 1.1%
100 1.5% 3.9% 0.0% 0.1%

Life expectancy by current age

Portugal
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Portugal Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.2 102.1 102.3 101.9 101.8 102
99 101.4 101.2 101.4 101 100.9 101
98 100.6 100.4 100.6 100.1 99.9 100.1
97 99.7 99.5 99.8 99.2 99 99.2
96 99 98.7 99 98.3 98.1 98.3
95 98.2 97.9 98.3 97.4 97.2 97.4
94 97.4 97.1 97.6 96.5 96.3 96.6
93 96.7 96.4 96.9 95.6 95.4 95.7
92 96 95.6 96.2 94.8 94.6 94.9
91 95.3 94.9 95.5 93.9 93.7 94
90 94.7 94.2 94.9 93.1 92.8 93.2
89 94.1 93.6 94.3 92.2 92 92.4
88 93.5 92.9 93.8 91.4 91.1 91.6
87 92.9 92.3 93.2 90.6 90.3 90.8
86 92.4 91.7 92.7 89.8 89.5 90
85 91.9 91.2 92.3 89 88.7 89.2
84 91.4 90.7 91.8 88.3 87.9 88.4
83 90.9 90.2 91.4 87.5 87.1 87.7
82 90.5 89.7 91.1 86.8 86.3 87
81 90.1 89.2 90.7 86 85.6 86.3
80 89.7 88.8 90.4 85.3 84.8 85.6
79 89.4 88.4 90.1 84.7 84.1 85
78 89.1 88 89.8 84 83.5 84.3
77 88.8 87.7 89.6 83.4 82.8 83.7
76 88.5 87.3 89.4 82.8 82.2 83.2
75 88.2 87 89.2 82.2 81.6 82.6
74 88 86.7 89 81.7 81 82.1
73 87.7 86.4 88.8 81.1 80.5 81.6
72 87.5 86.1 88.6 80.6 79.9 81.1
71 87.3 85.9 88.5 80.2 79.4 80.7
70 87.1 85.6 88.3 79.7 79 80.3
69 86.9 85.3 88.2 79.3 78.5 79.9
68 86.7 85.1 88.1 78.9 78.1 79.5
67 86.5 84.9 87.9 78.6 77.7 79.2
66 86.4 84.6 87.8 78.2 77.3 78.9
65 86.2 84.4 87.7 77.9 77 78.6
64 86 84.2 87.6 77.6 76.6 78.3
63 85.9 84 87.5 77.3 76.3 78.1
62 85.7 83.8 87.4 77 76 77.8
61 85.6 83.5 87.3 76.8 75.7 77.6
60 85.4 83.3 87.2 76.5 75.4 77.4
59 85.3 83.1 87.1 76.2 75.1 77.1
58 85.1 83 87 76 74.9 76.9
57 85 82.8 87 75.8 74.6 76.7
56 84.9 82.6 86.9 75.6 74.3 76.6
55 84.8 82.5 86.8 75.3 74.1 76.4
54 84.6 82.3 86.7 75.1 73.9 76.2
53 84.5 82.2 86.7 74.9 73.6 76
52 84.4 82 86.6 74.7 73.4 75.9
51 84.3 81.9 86.5 74.6 73.2 75.7
50 84.2 81.8 86.5 74.4 73 75.6
49 84.2 81.7 86.4 74.2 72.8 75.4
48 84.1 81.6 86.4 74 72.6 75.3
47 84 81.5 86.3 73.9 72.4 75.2
46 83.9 81.4 86.3 73.7 72.2 75.1
45 83.9 81.3 86.2 73.6 72.1 74.9
44 83.8 81.2 86.2 73.5 71.9 74.8
43 83.8 81.2 86.2 73.3 71.7 74.7
42 83.7 81.1 86.1 73.2 71.6 74.6
41 83.7 81.1 86.1 73.1 71.4 74.5
40 83.6 81 86.1 72.9 71.3 74.4
39 83.6 81 86 72.8 71.2 74.3
38 83.6 80.9 86 72.7 71 74.2
37 83.5 80.9 86 72.6 70.9 74.2
36 83.5 80.9 86 72.5 70.8 74.1
35 83.5 80.8 86 72.4 70.7 74
34 83.5 80.8 86 72.3 70.5 73.9
33 83.4 80.8 85.9 72.2 70.4 73.8
32 83.4 80.7 85.9 72.1 70.3 73.8
31 83.4 80.7 85.9 72 70.2 73.7
30 83.4 80.7 85.9 71.9 70.1 73.6
29 83.4 80.7 85.9 71.9 70 73.6
28 83.3 80.6 85.9 71.8 69.9 73.5
27 83.3 80.6 85.9 71.7 69.8 73.5
26 83.3 80.6 85.9 71.6 69.7 73.4
25 83.3 80.6 85.8 71.5 69.6 73.3
24 83.3 80.5 85.8 71.4 69.5 73.3
23 83.3 80.5 85.8 71.4 69.4 73.2
22 83.2 80.5 85.8 71.3 69.3 73.2
21 83.2 80.5 85.8 71.2 69.2 73.1
20 83.2 80.5 85.8 71.1 69.1 73
19 83.2 80.4 85.8 71 69 73
18 83.2 80.4 85.8 71 68.9 72.9
17 83.2 80.4 85.8 70.9 68.8 72.9
16 83.2 80.4 85.8 70.9 68.8 72.8
15 83.2 80.4 85.8 70.8 68.7 72.8
14 83.2 80.4 85.8 70.8 68.7 72.7
13 83.2 80.4 85.7 70.7 68.6 72.7
12 83.2 80.4 85.7 70.7 68.6 72.7
11 83.1 80.4 85.7 70.6 68.5 72.6
10 83.1 80.4 85.7 70.6 68.5 72.6
9 83.1 80.4 85.7 70.5 68.4 72.6
8 83.1 80.4 85.7 70.5 68.4 72.5
7 83.1 80.4 85.7 70.4 68.3 72.5
6 83.1 80.4 85.7 70.3 68.2 72.4
5 83.1 80.3 85.7 70.3 68.1 72.3
4 83.1 80.3 85.7 70.1 68 72.2
3 83.1 80.3 85.7 70 67.8 72.1
2 83.1 80.3 85.7 69.7 67.5 71.9
1 83.1 80.3 85.7 69.4 67.1 71.5
0 82.9 80.1 85.5 66.9 64.4 69.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Portugal can expect to live to 83.4 years compared to 71.9 in Zambia, rising to 86.2 and 77.9 at 65, and to 89.7 and 85.3 at 80 — higher than the 82.9 and 66.9 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Portugal and Zambia.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Portugal
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Portugal Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 2.77% 1.47% 3.88% 0.08% 0.04% 0.13%
99 4.01% 2.22% 5.56% 0.14% 0.06% 0.2%
98 5.62% 3.24% 7.71% 0.21% 0.1% 0.32%
97 7.65% 4.58% 10.3% 0.33% 0.16% 0.48%
96 10.1% 6.28% 13.5% 0.5% 0.25% 0.72%
95 13% 8.36% 17.1% 0.74% 0.39% 1.05%
94 16.2% 10.8% 21.1% 1.06% 0.57% 1.49%
93 19.9% 13.7% 25.5% 1.49% 0.84% 2.07%
92 23.8% 16.9% 30.2% 2.06% 1.19% 2.82%
91 28.1% 20.4% 35.1% 2.77% 1.66% 3.76%
90 32.4% 24.1% 40.1% 3.69% 2.28% 4.93%
89 36.8% 28.1% 45% 4.8% 3.06% 6.34%
88 41.2% 32.1% 49.8% 6.15% 4.04% 8.02%
87 45.5% 36.1% 54.4% 7.76% 5.24% 9.97%
86 49.7% 40.1% 58.8% 9.63% 6.69% 12.2%
85 53.7% 44.1% 62.8% 11.8% 8.4% 14.8%
84 57.5% 47.9% 66.5% 14.2% 10.4% 17.6%
83 61% 51.5% 69.9% 16.9% 12.7% 20.7%
82 64.2% 54.9% 73% 19.8% 15.2% 23.9%
81 67.2% 58.1% 75.7% 22.9% 17.9% 27.4%
80 69.8% 61.1% 78.1% 26.3% 21% 31%
79 72.3% 63.8% 80.3% 29.7% 24.2% 34.8%
78 74.4% 66.3% 82.1% 33.3% 27.5% 38.5%
77 76.4% 68.6% 83.8% 36.8% 30.8% 42.3%
76 78.2% 70.7% 85.2% 40.3% 34.2% 45.9%
75 79.8% 72.7% 86.5% 43.8% 37.7% 49.5%
74 81.3% 74.5% 87.7% 47.2% 41% 52.9%
73 82.7% 76.2% 88.7% 50.4% 44.2% 56.2%
72 83.9% 77.8% 89.6% 53.4% 47.4% 59.2%
71 85.1% 79.3% 90.4% 56.3% 50.3% 62%
70 86.1% 80.7% 91.2% 59% 53.1% 64.7%
69 87.1% 82% 91.8% 61.4% 55.7% 67%
68 88% 83.2% 92.4% 63.7% 58.2% 69.2%
67 88.8% 84.3% 93% 65.8% 60.4% 71.1%
66 89.6% 85.4% 93.5% 67.7% 62.5% 72.9%
65 90.3% 86.4% 94% 69.4% 64.4% 74.5%
64 91% 87.4% 94.4% 71.1% 66.2% 76%
63 91.7% 88.3% 94.8% 72.6% 67.9% 77.3%
62 92.3% 89.2% 95.2% 74% 69.5% 78.6%
61 92.9% 90.1% 95.5% 75.3% 70.9% 79.7%
60 93.4% 90.9% 95.9% 76.5% 72.3% 80.8%
59 93.9% 91.6% 96.2% 77.7% 73.6% 81.8%
58 94.4% 92.3% 96.4% 78.8% 74.9% 82.7%
57 94.9% 92.9% 96.7% 79.7% 76% 83.6%
56 95.3% 93.5% 96.9% 80.7% 77.1% 84.3%
55 95.7% 94.1% 97.2% 81.5% 78.1% 85.1%
54 96% 94.6% 97.4% 82.4% 79.1% 85.7%
53 96.4% 95.1% 97.6% 83.1% 80% 86.4%
52 96.7% 95.6% 97.8% 83.9% 80.8% 87%
51 97% 96% 98% 84.5% 81.6% 87.5%
50 97.2% 96.3% 98.1% 85.2% 82.4% 88%
49 97.5% 96.7% 98.3% 85.8% 83.1% 88.5%
48 97.7% 97% 98.4% 86.3% 83.8% 88.9%
47 97.9% 97.2% 98.5% 86.8% 84.4% 89.3%
46 98% 97.5% 98.6% 87.3% 84.9% 89.7%
45 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 87.8% 85.5% 90.1%
44 98.3% 97.9% 98.8% 88.2% 86% 90.4%
43 98.5% 98% 98.9% 88.6% 86.5% 90.7%
42 98.6% 98.2% 99% 88.9% 86.9% 91%
41 98.7% 98.3% 99.1% 89.3% 87.3% 91.3%
40 98.8% 98.4% 99.1% 89.6% 87.7% 91.5%
39 98.8% 98.5% 99.2% 89.9% 88.1% 91.8%
38 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 90.2% 88.5% 92%
37 99% 98.7% 99.3% 90.5% 88.8% 92.2%
36 99% 98.8% 99.3% 90.8% 89.1% 92.4%
35 99.1% 98.8% 99.3% 91% 89.4% 92.6%
34 99.1% 98.9% 99.4% 91.3% 89.7% 92.8%
33 99.2% 99% 99.4% 91.5% 90% 93%
32 99.2% 99% 99.4% 91.7% 90.3% 93.1%
31 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 91.9% 90.5% 93.3%
30 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 92.1% 90.8% 93.4%
29 99.3% 99.2% 99.5% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
28 99.4% 99.2% 99.5% 92.5% 91.2% 93.7%
27 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 92.6% 91.4% 93.8%
26 99.4% 99.3% 99.6% 92.8% 91.7% 93.9%
25 99.5% 99.3% 99.6% 93% 91.9% 94.1%
24 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 93.1% 92.1% 94.2%
23 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 93.3% 92.3% 94.3%
22 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 93.4% 92.5% 94.4%
21 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 93.6% 92.7% 94.5%
20 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 93.7% 92.9% 94.6%
19 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 93.9% 93% 94.7%
18 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 94% 93.2% 94.8%
17 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 94.1% 93.3% 94.9%
16 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 94.2% 93.4% 95%
15 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 94.3% 93.6% 95%
14 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 94.4% 93.6% 95.1%
13 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 94.4% 93.7% 95.2%
12 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 94.5% 93.8% 95.2%
11 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 94.6% 93.9% 95.3%
10 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 94.6% 94% 95.3%
9 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 94.7% 94.1% 95.4%
8 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 94.8% 94.1% 95.5%
7 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 94.9% 94.2% 95.5%
6 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 95% 94.4% 95.6%
5 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 95.1% 94.5% 95.7%
4 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 95.3% 94.7% 95.9%
3 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 95.5% 95% 96.1%
2 99.8% 99.7% 99.8% 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
1 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 96.4% 96% 96.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 93.4% of newborns in Portugal and 76.5% in Zambia are expected to live past 60, 86.1% and 59% past 70, 69.8% and 26.3% past 80, and only 32.4% and 3.69% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Portugal
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Portugal Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 33.1% 35.9% 32.5% 39.7% 41.8% 39.1%
99 31% 33.7% 30.2% 38.3% 40.4% 37.6%
98 28.7% 31.4% 27.9% 36.6% 38.7% 35.9%
97 26.4% 29.2% 25.5% 35.2% 37.4% 34.4%
96 24.3% 27% 23.3% 33.7% 36.1% 32.9%
95 22.2% 24.9% 21.1% 32.2% 34.6% 31.4%
94 20.2% 22.8% 19.1% 30.5% 32.8% 29.7%
93 18.3% 20.8% 17.2% 28.9% 31.3% 28.1%
92 16.6% 19% 15.5% 27.5% 29.8% 26.6%
91 15.1% 17.3% 14% 25.8% 28.2% 24.9%
90 13.4% 15.5% 12.3% 24.9% 27.2% 23.9%
89 12% 14% 10.9% 23.2% 25.6% 22.1%
88 10.6% 12.5% 9.61% 22% 24.3% 20.9%
87 9.48% 11.2% 8.49% 20.7% 22.9% 19.6%
86 8.42% 10% 7.43% 19.4% 21.6% 18.4%
85 7.44% 8.92% 6.47% 18.3% 20.4% 17.2%
84 6.55% 7.94% 5.61% 17.1% 19.2% 16.1%
83 5.75% 7.06% 4.86% 15.9% 17.8% 14.8%
82 5.02% 6.22% 4.18% 14.8% 16.7% 13.7%
81 4.42% 5.53% 3.62% 13.5% 15.3% 12.5%
80 3.82% 4.82% 3.08% 12.8% 14.5% 11.9%
79 3.34% 4.26% 2.65% 11.6% 13.2% 10.7%
78 2.92% 3.76% 2.26% 10.6% 12.1% 9.8%
77 2.59% 3.38% 1.97% 9.59% 10.9% 8.8%
76 2.3% 3.02% 1.7% 8.72% 9.95% 7.99%
75 2.04% 2.71% 1.49% 7.93% 9.05% 7.24%
74 1.82% 2.46% 1.31% 7.12% 8.15% 6.47%
73 1.64% 2.23% 1.15% 6.39% 7.34% 5.77%
72 1.48% 2.03% 1.02% 5.74% 6.61% 5.16%
71 1.35% 1.88% 0.92% 5.04% 5.84% 4.49%
70 1.21% 1.7% 0.81% 4.59% 5.31% 4.08%
69 1.12% 1.58% 0.73% 4% 4.67% 3.51%
68 1.02% 1.45% 0.65% 3.57% 4.18% 3.12%
67 0.94% 1.34% 0.59% 3.16% 3.71% 2.73%
66 0.87% 1.25% 0.54% 2.8% 3.3% 2.41%
65 0.81% 1.17% 0.49% 2.5% 2.94% 2.14%
64 0.76% 1.11% 0.46% 2.28% 2.7% 1.94%
63 0.72% 1.06% 0.43% 2.09% 2.49% 1.77%
62 0.68% 1% 0.4% 1.92% 2.29% 1.61%
61 0.64% 0.95% 0.37% 1.74% 2.08% 1.44%
60 0.59% 0.88% 0.34% 1.62% 1.95% 1.35%
59 0.55% 0.82% 0.32% 1.46% 1.77% 1.2%
58 0.51% 0.75% 0.29% 1.35% 1.64% 1.1%
57 0.47% 0.7% 0.27% 1.24% 1.51% 1%
56 0.44% 0.64% 0.25% 1.15% 1.4% 0.93%
55 0.41% 0.6% 0.24% 1.07% 1.31% 0.86%
54 0.38% 0.55% 0.22% 1% 1.22% 0.8%
53 0.35% 0.51% 0.21% 0.93% 1.14% 0.73%
52 0.32% 0.47% 0.19% 0.87% 1.06% 0.69%
51 0.3% 0.43% 0.18% 0.79% 0.97% 0.62%
50 0.27% 0.38% 0.16% 0.75% 0.92% 0.59%
49 0.24% 0.34% 0.15% 0.68% 0.84% 0.53%
48 0.22% 0.3% 0.14% 0.63% 0.78% 0.49%
47 0.2% 0.27% 0.13% 0.59% 0.72% 0.45%
46 0.18% 0.24% 0.11% 0.55% 0.67% 0.42%
45 0.16% 0.21% 0.1% 0.51% 0.63% 0.39%
44 0.14% 0.19% 0.09% 0.48% 0.59% 0.37%
43 0.13% 0.17% 0.08% 0.45% 0.55% 0.34%
42 0.11% 0.15% 0.08% 0.42% 0.52% 0.32%
41 0.1% 0.13% 0.07% 0.39% 0.48% 0.3%
40 0.09% 0.12% 0.06% 0.37% 0.46% 0.28%
39 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.35% 0.43% 0.26%
38 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
37 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
36 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.29% 0.36% 0.22%
35 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.27% 0.34% 0.2%
34 0.05% 0.06% 0.03% 0.26% 0.32% 0.19%
33 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.24% 0.31% 0.18%
32 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
31 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.22% 0.28% 0.16%
30 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.21% 0.27% 0.16%
29 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.2% 0.26% 0.15%
28 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.2% 0.25% 0.14%
27 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
26 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.18% 0.24% 0.13%
25 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
24 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.18% 0.23% 0.12%
23 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.17% 0.22% 0.12%
22 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.17% 0.22% 0.12%
21 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
20 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.15% 0.2% 0.11%
19 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.14% 0.18% 0.1%
18 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.13% 0.17% 0.1%
17 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
16 0.01% 0.02% 0.008% 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
15 0.01% 0.01% 0.007% 0.09% 0.11% 0.08%
14 0.008% 0.009% 0.007% 0.08% 0.1% 0.07%
13 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
12 0.006% 0.007% 0.006% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
11 0.006% 0.006% 0.005% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
10 0.006% 0.006% 0.005% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
9 0.005% 0.005% 0.005% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
8 0.005% 0.005% 0.005% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
7 0.005% 0.005% 0.004% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
6 0.005% 0.005% 0.004% 0.11% 0.13% 0.1%
5 0.005% 0.006% 0.005% 0.14% 0.16% 0.12%
4 0.006% 0.007% 0.006% 0.18% 0.2% 0.15%
3 0.009% 0.01% 0.008% 0.24% 0.28% 0.21%
2 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.35% 0.41% 0.3%
1 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.58% 0.66% 0.49%
0 0.21% 0.23% 0.19% 3.57% 4% 3.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/portugal/zambia | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Portugal compared to Zambia, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.21% in the birth year in Portugal and 3.57% in Zambia, 0.04% vs 0.21% at age 30, 0.59% vs 1.62% at 60, and 3.82% vs 12.8% at 80.

Death rate by age in Portugal vs Zambia

Portugal
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Portugal Zambia
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 810 374 1,188 0 0 0
99 1,243 749 1,681 52.1 25 76.3
98 1,613 1,019 2,147 78.4 39.1 113.5
97 2,022 1,339 2,643 116.4 60.5 166.2
96 2,448 1,698 3,140 168.4 91.1 236.9
95 2,875 2,081 3,611 237.3 133.6 329
94 3,278 2,469 4,036 323 188.7 442
93 3,642 2,847 4,400 431 261.6 581
92 3,957 3,200 4,688 565 355 750
91 4,225 3,532 4,904 715 468 933
90 4,340 3,738 4,933 917 619 1,180
89 4,424 3,931 4,925 1,113 782 1,403
88 4,378 3,996 4,781 1,353 982 1,679
87 4,318 4,044 4,616 1,602 1,201 1,955
86 4,185 4,017 4,368 1,873 1,448 2,249
85 3,997 3,930 4,062 2,151 1,711 2,544
84 3,763 3,799 3,731 2,432 1,993 2,828
83 3,509 3,634 3,399 2,677 2,256 3,061
82 3,223 3,413 3,050 2,926 2,529 3,293
81 2,969 3,215 2,744 3,095 2,752 3,419
80 2,665 2,944 2,408 3,368 3,043 3,680
79 2,414 2,720 2,124 3,452 3,177 3,724
78 2,171 2,495 1,860 3,543 3,315 3,780
77 1,978 2,317 1,646 3,530 3,372 3,721
76 1,795 2,139 1,453 3,518 3,408 3,670
75 1,627 1,973 1,285 3,474 3,408 3,586
74 1,482 1,832 1,145 3,359 3,344 3,423
73 1,353 1,703 1,024 3,219 3,248 3,241
72 1,239 1,579 914 3,069 3,132 3,057
71 1,150 1,489 829 2,837 2,940 2,783
70 1,045 1,370 737 2,709 2,822 2,641
69 976 1,298 672 2,458 2,605 2,352
68 894 1,205 604 2,277 2,432 2,158
67 831 1,134 550 2,079 2,244 1,945
66 777 1,068 503 1,894 2,059 1,755
65 730 1,014 465 1,736 1,896 1,598
64 691 971 432 1,623 1,790 1,476
63 656 932 403 1,520 1,690 1,367
62 623 892 377 1,424 1,593 1,268
61 595 855 355 1,307 1,479 1,148
60 552 797 327 1,243 1,409 1,088
59 517 749 304 1,137 1,304 978
58 479 695 280 1,064 1,225 909
57 448 647 261.4 989 1,145 835
56 417 601 244.5 932 1,083 782
55 389 560 229.8 874 1,020 728
54 364 522 216.2 824 966 682
53 338 484 203.1 773 909 635
52 312 445 189.2 729 858 597
51 288.2 408 176.1 672 796 543
50 260.4 366 161.5 639 756 516
49 236.6 330 149 587 699 470
48 212.9 295.2 135.9 548 654 437
47 192.2 265.3 123.9 509 609 403
46 172.1 236.4 111.8 476 570 377
45 153.6 209.9 100.7 450 540 355
44 138.1 187.4 91.6 421 505 331
43 124.3 166.9 83.7 396 476 312
42 111.5 147.9 76.5 376 452 295.7
41 100.4 132.1 69.8 348 421 271.8
40 88.2 115.4 62 334 404 260
39 77.9 101.3 55 311 378 240.8
38 68.7 89.2 48.5 294.2 359 227
37 61.6 80.3 42.9 275.8 339 211.1
36 56 73.5 38.5 261.5 322 199.7
35 51.9 68.3 35.2 248 306 188.3
34 48.2 63.7 32.6 234.4 290 177.5
33 44.5 58.8 30.1 223 276.8 168.3
32 41.6 55 27.8 212.8 265 159.9
31 39.7 53.2 25.7 201.3 251.6 150.3
30 37.9 51.8 23.4 195.5 244.5 146
29 36.2 50.7 21.1 186.9 234.8 138.4
28 33.9 48.6 18.7 180.9 228 133.4
27 31.7 46.2 16.7 175.1 221.9 128
26 29.8 43.5 15.5 170.6 217.3 123.5
25 28.6 41.2 15.3 166.5 213.3 119.4
24 27.8 39.4 15.7 163.1 209.9 116
23 27.5 38.2 16.2 159 205.5 112.3
22 26.9 37.2 16.1 154.4 199.7 108.8
21 26 36 15.5 148.7 191.6 105.5
20 24.5 34.2 14.5 141.8 181.3 102
19 21.9 30.5 13 133.6 168.9 97.9
18 18.6 25.8 11.2 124 154.6 93.1
17 15.3 20.8 9.7 111.9 136.8 86.8
16 12.2 16 8.39 100.4 120 80.7
15 9.78 12.1 7.4 88.5 103.9 72.8
14 8 9.27 6.65 79.5 92.7 66.2
13 6.88 7.6 6.12 72.9 84.4 61.3
12 6.21 6.69 5.7 69.1 79.8 58.4
11 5.85 6.3 5.37 67.9 78.3 57.4
10 5.56 5.99 5.1 69.5 80.4 58.5
9 5.15 5.43 4.85 73.6 85.2 61.8
8 4.77 4.94 4.6 80.8 93.2 68.2
7 4.6 4.78 4.41 91.9 105.4 78.2
6 4.8 5.18 4.39 107.4 122.3 92.3
5 5.34 5.98 4.67 129.5 146.6 112.1
4 6.36 7.16 5.52 168.3 191.1 145.2
3 8.8 9.82 7.74 233.1 267.5 198.2
2 15.2 16.9 13.4 337 387 285.6
1 34.3 38 30.5 555 635 473
0 214.3 234.1 193.4 3,575 4,001 3,149

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/portugal/zambia | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Portugal, the most common age of death is 89, compared to 0 in Zambia. The median age of death is 85.9 in Portugal and 73.1 in Zambia, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Portugal and Zambia more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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