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Life Expectancy in Uganda vs Zambia (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 68.9 years in Uganda vs 66.9 in Zambia. Uganda is ranked 146/197 by life expectancy, and Zambia is 161/197. In Uganda, the life expectancy is 65.9 years for males and 71.8 years for females. In Zambia, it's 64.4 years for males and 69.3 years for females.

Uganda vs Zambia life expectancy at birth by year

Uganda
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Uganda Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 68.9 65.9 71.8 66.9 64.4 69.3
2025 68.7 65.7 71.6 66.7 64.3 69.1
2024 68.5 65.5 71.4 66.5 64.1 68.9
2023 68.3 65.3 71.1 66.3 63.9 68.7
2022 67.7 64.7 70.5 65.3 62.8 67.7
2021 66.4 63.6 69.2 62.4 59.8 64.9
2020 66.4 63.4 69.4 63.4 60.7 66
2019 66.4 63.5 69.1 62.9 60.3 65.4
2018 65.8 63 68.5 62.1 59.7 64.5
2017 65.2 62.4 67.8 61.6 59.2 63.9
2016 64.5 61.8 67.1 61.1 58.9 63.3
2015 63.8 61.2 66.3 60.7 58.5 62.8
2014 63.1 60.5 65.5 60.1 58.1 62
2013 62.4 59.9 64.7 59.4 57.6 61.2
2012 61.6 59.2 63.8 58.7 57 60.3
2011 60.8 58.6 62.9 57.8 56.2 59.4
2010 60 57.7 62.1 56.9 55.5 58.2
2009 59.2 57 61.2 55.9 54.7 56.9
2008 58.3 56.2 60.2 54.8 53.7 55.9
2007 57.2 55.2 59.2 53.7 52.9 54.5
2006 56.1 54.1 58 52.7 51.9 53.3
2005 54.9 52.9 56.9 51.6 51 52.1
2004 53.7 51.7 55.6 50.5 49.9 51.1
2003 52.4 50.5 54.3 49.6 48.7 50.4
2002 51.4 49.5 53.3 48.5 47.7 49.1
2001 50.6 48.8 52.3 47.4 46.6 48.1
2000 49.6 47.8 51.4 46.6 45.8 47.3
1999 49 47.2 50.7 45.9 45.1 46.7
1998 48.3 46.5 50 45.7 44.8 46.5
1997 48 46.2 49.8 45.7 44.7 46.7
1996 47.8 45.8 49.7 45.8 44.7 46.7
1995 47.7 45.8 49.7 46.1 44.9 47.1
1994 47.7 45.6 49.7 46.3 45.2 47.4
1993 47.7 45.6 49.8 46.7 45.4 47.8
1992 47.7 45.5 49.9 47 45.7 48.1
1991 47.5 45.3 49.8 47.4 46.2 48.6
1990 47.6 45.3 49.8 48.2 46.9 49.4
1989 47.5 45.1 49.9 48.9 47.5 50.2
1988 47.5 45 50 49.7 48.2 51.1
1987 47.4 44.8 50 50.4 48.8 51.9
1986 45.7 42 49.7 51.1 49.5 52.8
1985 45.5 41.8 49.6 52 50.2 53.7
1984 43.7 39.7 48.2 52.9 51.1 54.6
1983 43.5 39.5 48.1 53.7 51.9 55.3
1982 43.3 39.3 47.9 54.4 52.5 56.1
1981 43.5 39.9 47.5 55 53.2 56.7
1980 43.5 39.9 47.5 55.5 53.8 57.1
1979 45.4 42.6 48.5 56 54.4 57.7
1978 45.6 42.8 48.7 56.3 54.9 57.8
1977 45.8 43.6 48.3 56.3 54.8 57.7
1976 46.2 43.9 48.7 56.1 54.8 57.4
1975 46.5 44.2 49 55.7 54.5 57
1974 46.9 44.1 49.9 55.4 54.2 56.6
1973 47 44.7 49.5 54.9 53.7 56.1
1972 47.2 44.4 50.3 54.4 53.1 55.6
1971 47.1 44.4 50.3 53.9 52.7 55.1
1970 49.6 47.6 51.9 53.4 52.2 54.6
1969 49.5 47.5 51.8 53 51.8 54.2
1968 49.3 47.3 51.5 52.7 51.5 53.9
1967 49 47.1 51.2 52.5 51.3 53.7
1966 48.5 46.5 50.7 52.3 51.1 53.4
1965 48.3 46.4 50.4 52.1 50.9 53.2
1964 47.8 46 49.9 51.2 49.9 52.5
1963 47.4 45.6 49.4 51.6 50.6 52.6
1962 46.8 45 48.9 51.3 50.3 52.4
1961 46.3 44.5 48.3 51 50 52.1
1960 45.6 43.9 47.6 50.6 49.6 51.7
1959 45 43.2 46.9 50.3 49.2 51.4
1958 44.3 42.6 46.3 49.9 48.8 51
1957 43.7 42 45.6 49.5 48.4 50.5
1956 43 41.4 44.9 49.1 48.1 50.2
1955 42.4 40.8 44.2 48.8 47.7 49.8
1954 41.8 40.3 43.6 48.4 47.4 49.4
1953 41.3 39.8 43 48 47 49
1952 40.8 39.3 42.5 47.6 46.5 48.6
1951 40.2 38.7 41.9 47.2 46.1 48.2
1950 39.7 38.2 41.4 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 57.2 years in Uganda and 53 in Zambia. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 13.1 healthy years in Uganda and 11.3 in Zambia.

Uganda 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 Uganda 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:
43.1 vs 41.9 years

Mean expected age of death:
73.1 vs 71.9 years

Median expected age of death:
74.9 vs 74.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Uganda Zambia
Male Female Male Female
40 96.0% 97.3% 96.7% 98.0%
50 88.8% 92.4% 90.8% 94.2%
60 76.1% 83.2% 79.7% 86.5%
65 66.6% 75.8% 70.9% 79.7%
70 55.3% 66.3% 58.6% 69.2%
75 43.2% 55.7% 41.5% 53.0%
80 30.6% 44.7% 23.1% 33.2%
85 18.3% 32.5% 9.3% 15.8%
90 8.1% 19.1% 2.5% 5.3%
95 2.4% 8.1% 0.4% 1.1%
100 0.4% 2.2% 0.0% 0.1%

Life expectancy by current age

Uganda
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Uganda Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.6 102.1 102.7 101.9 101.8 102
99 101.8 101.3 101.9 101 100.9 101
98 101 100.4 101.1 100.1 99.9 100.1
97 100.1 99.6 100.3 99.2 99 99.2
96 99.3 98.7 99.5 98.3 98.1 98.3
95 98.5 97.9 98.7 97.4 97.2 97.4
94 97.7 97 97.9 96.5 96.3 96.6
93 97 96.2 97.2 95.6 95.4 95.7
92 96.2 95.4 96.4 94.8 94.6 94.9
91 95.5 94.6 95.7 93.9 93.7 94
90 94.7 93.9 95 93.1 92.8 93.2
89 94 93.1 94.4 92.2 92 92.4
88 93.3 92.4 93.7 91.4 91.1 91.6
87 92.7 91.6 93.1 90.6 90.3 90.8
86 92 90.9 92.5 89.8 89.5 90
85 91.4 90.2 91.9 89 88.7 89.2
84 90.7 89.5 91.4 88.3 87.9 88.4
83 90.2 88.9 90.8 87.5 87.1 87.7
82 89.6 88.3 90.3 86.8 86.3 87
81 89.1 87.7 89.8 86 85.6 86.3
80 88.5 87.1 89.4 85.3 84.8 85.6
79 88 86.5 88.9 84.7 84.1 85
78 87.5 86 88.4 84 83.5 84.3
77 87 85.4 88 83.4 82.8 83.7
76 86.4 84.9 87.5 82.8 82.2 83.2
75 85.9 84.3 87 82.2 81.6 82.6
74 85.4 83.8 86.5 81.7 81 82.1
73 84.9 83.2 86.1 81.1 80.5 81.6
72 84.4 82.7 85.6 80.6 79.9 81.1
71 83.9 82.2 85.2 80.2 79.4 80.7
70 83.4 81.7 84.7 79.7 79 80.3
69 83 81.2 84.3 79.3 78.5 79.9
68 82.5 80.7 83.8 78.9 78.1 79.5
67 82 80.3 83.4 78.6 77.7 79.2
66 81.6 79.8 83 78.2 77.3 78.9
65 81.1 79.3 82.6 77.9 77 78.6
64 80.7 78.9 82.2 77.6 76.6 78.3
63 80.3 78.4 81.8 77.3 76.3 78.1
62 79.9 78 81.4 77 76 77.8
61 79.5 77.6 81.1 76.8 75.7 77.6
60 79.2 77.2 80.8 76.5 75.4 77.4
59 78.9 76.9 80.5 76.2 75.1 77.1
58 78.5 76.5 80.2 76 74.9 76.9
57 78.2 76.2 79.9 75.8 74.6 76.7
56 77.9 75.9 79.7 75.6 74.3 76.6
55 77.6 75.5 79.4 75.3 74.1 76.4
54 77.3 75.2 79.2 75.1 73.9 76.2
53 77.1 74.9 78.9 74.9 73.6 76
52 76.8 74.6 78.7 74.7 73.4 75.9
51 76.6 74.4 78.5 74.6 73.2 75.7
50 76.3 74.1 78.3 74.4 73 75.6
49 76.1 73.9 78.1 74.2 72.8 75.4
48 75.9 73.6 77.9 74 72.6 75.3
47 75.7 73.4 77.7 73.9 72.4 75.2
46 75.5 73.2 77.5 73.7 72.2 75.1
45 75.3 72.9 77.4 73.6 72.1 74.9
44 75.1 72.7 77.2 73.5 71.9 74.8
43 74.9 72.5 77 73.3 71.7 74.7
42 74.7 72.3 76.9 73.2 71.6 74.6
41 74.6 72.2 76.8 73.1 71.4 74.5
40 74.4 72 76.6 72.9 71.3 74.4
39 74.3 71.8 76.5 72.8 71.2 74.3
38 74.1 71.6 76.4 72.7 71 74.2
37 74 71.5 76.2 72.6 70.9 74.2
36 73.8 71.3 76.1 72.5 70.8 74.1
35 73.7 71.2 76 72.4 70.7 74
34 73.6 71 75.9 72.3 70.5 73.9
33 73.4 70.9 75.8 72.2 70.4 73.8
32 73.3 70.8 75.7 72.1 70.3 73.8
31 73.2 70.6 75.6 72 70.2 73.7
30 73.1 70.5 75.5 71.9 70.1 73.6
29 73 70.4 75.4 71.9 70 73.6
28 72.9 70.3 75.3 71.8 69.9 73.5
27 72.8 70.1 75.3 71.7 69.8 73.5
26 72.7 70 75.2 71.6 69.7 73.4
25 72.6 69.9 75.1 71.5 69.6 73.3
24 72.5 69.8 75 71.4 69.5 73.3
23 72.4 69.7 75 71.4 69.4 73.2
22 72.3 69.6 74.9 71.3 69.3 73.2
21 72.2 69.5 74.8 71.2 69.2 73.1
20 72.2 69.4 74.8 71.1 69.1 73
19 72.1 69.3 74.7 71 69 73
18 72 69.2 74.7 71 68.9 72.9
17 72 69.2 74.6 70.9 68.8 72.9
16 71.9 69.1 74.6 70.9 68.8 72.8
15 71.9 69 74.5 70.8 68.7 72.8
14 71.8 69 74.5 70.8 68.7 72.7
13 71.8 68.9 74.4 70.7 68.6 72.7
12 71.7 68.9 74.4 70.7 68.6 72.7
11 71.7 68.9 74.4 70.6 68.5 72.6
10 71.7 68.8 74.3 70.6 68.5 72.6
9 71.6 68.8 74.3 70.5 68.4 72.6
8 71.6 68.7 74.3 70.5 68.4 72.5
7 71.5 68.7 74.2 70.4 68.3 72.5
6 71.5 68.6 74.2 70.3 68.2 72.4
5 71.4 68.6 74.1 70.3 68.1 72.3
4 71.3 68.5 74 70.1 68 72.2
3 71.2 68.4 73.9 70 67.8 72.1
2 71 68.2 73.8 69.7 67.5 71.9
1 70.8 67.9 73.5 69.4 67.1 71.5
0 68.9 65.9 71.8 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 Uganda can expect to live to 73.1 years compared to 71.9 in Zambia, rising to 81.1 and 77.9 at 65, and to 88.5 and 85.3 at 80 — higher than the 68.9 and 66.9 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Uganda
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Uganda Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 1.3% 0.39% 2.11% 0.08% 0.04% 0.13%
99 1.77% 0.57% 2.85% 0.14% 0.06% 0.2%
98 2.37% 0.83% 3.75% 0.21% 0.1% 0.32%
97 3.11% 1.17% 4.85% 0.33% 0.16% 0.48%
96 4.01% 1.62% 6.16% 0.5% 0.25% 0.72%
95 5.09% 2.2% 7.68% 0.74% 0.39% 1.05%
94 6.32% 2.92% 9.39% 1.06% 0.57% 1.49%
93 7.74% 3.79% 11.3% 1.49% 0.84% 2.07%
92 9.32% 4.83% 13.4% 2.06% 1.19% 2.82%
91 11% 6.04% 15.6% 2.77% 1.66% 3.76%
90 13% 7.44% 18% 3.69% 2.28% 4.93%
89 15% 9.01% 20.5% 4.8% 3.06% 6.34%
88 17.1% 10.8% 23% 6.15% 4.04% 8.02%
87 19.4% 12.7% 25.6% 7.76% 5.24% 9.97%
86 21.7% 14.7% 28.1% 9.63% 6.69% 12.2%
85 24% 16.9% 30.7% 11.8% 8.4% 14.8%
84 26.4% 19.1% 33.2% 14.2% 10.4% 17.6%
83 28.8% 21.4% 35.6% 16.9% 12.7% 20.7%
82 31.1% 23.7% 37.9% 19.8% 15.2% 23.9%
81 33.3% 26% 40.1% 22.9% 17.9% 27.4%
80 35.4% 28.3% 42.2% 26.3% 21% 31%
79 37.6% 30.6% 44.2% 29.7% 24.2% 34.8%
78 39.8% 32.9% 46.4% 33.3% 27.5% 38.5%
77 42% 35.2% 48.4% 36.8% 30.8% 42.3%
76 44.2% 37.5% 50.5% 40.3% 34.2% 45.9%
75 46.4% 39.9% 52.6% 43.8% 37.7% 49.5%
74 48.6% 42.2% 54.7% 47.2% 41% 52.9%
73 50.7% 44.4% 56.7% 50.4% 44.2% 56.2%
72 52.8% 46.7% 58.7% 53.4% 47.4% 59.2%
71 54.9% 48.9% 60.7% 56.3% 50.3% 62%
70 56.9% 51.1% 62.6% 59% 53.1% 64.7%
69 58.9% 53.2% 64.5% 61.4% 55.7% 67%
68 60.9% 55.3% 66.3% 63.7% 58.2% 69.2%
67 62.8% 57.4% 68.1% 65.8% 60.4% 71.1%
66 64.7% 59.4% 69.8% 67.7% 62.5% 72.9%
65 66.6% 61.5% 71.6% 69.4% 64.4% 74.5%
64 68.3% 63.4% 73.2% 71.1% 66.2% 76%
63 70% 65.3% 74.7% 72.6% 67.9% 77.3%
62 71.5% 67% 76.1% 74% 69.5% 78.6%
61 73% 68.7% 77.4% 75.3% 70.9% 79.7%
60 74.4% 70.2% 78.6% 76.5% 72.3% 80.8%
59 75.7% 71.7% 79.7% 77.7% 73.6% 81.8%
58 76.9% 73.1% 80.8% 78.8% 74.9% 82.7%
57 78.1% 74.4% 81.8% 79.7% 76% 83.6%
56 79.2% 75.7% 82.7% 80.7% 77.1% 84.3%
55 80.2% 76.9% 83.6% 81.5% 78.1% 85.1%
54 81.2% 78% 84.4% 82.4% 79.1% 85.7%
53 82.1% 79.1% 85.2% 83.1% 80% 86.4%
52 83% 80.1% 85.9% 83.9% 80.8% 87%
51 83.8% 81.1% 86.6% 84.5% 81.6% 87.5%
50 84.6% 82% 87.3% 85.2% 82.4% 88%
49 85.4% 82.9% 87.9% 85.8% 83.1% 88.5%
48 86% 83.7% 88.4% 86.3% 83.8% 88.9%
47 86.7% 84.4% 89% 86.8% 84.4% 89.3%
46 87.3% 85.1% 89.5% 87.3% 84.9% 89.7%
45 87.9% 85.8% 89.9% 87.8% 85.5% 90.1%
44 88.4% 86.4% 90.4% 88.2% 86% 90.4%
43 88.9% 87% 90.8% 88.6% 86.5% 90.7%
42 89.4% 87.6% 91.2% 88.9% 86.9% 91%
41 89.8% 88.1% 91.6% 89.3% 87.3% 91.3%
40 90.2% 88.6% 91.9% 89.6% 87.7% 91.5%
39 90.6% 89.1% 92.2% 89.9% 88.1% 91.8%
38 91% 89.5% 92.5% 90.2% 88.5% 92%
37 91.4% 90% 92.8% 90.5% 88.8% 92.2%
36 91.7% 90.4% 93.1% 90.8% 89.1% 92.4%
35 92% 90.7% 93.4% 91% 89.4% 92.6%
34 92.3% 91.1% 93.6% 91.3% 89.7% 92.8%
33 92.6% 91.4% 93.8% 91.5% 90% 93%
32 92.9% 91.7% 94% 91.7% 90.3% 93.1%
31 93.1% 92% 94.2% 91.9% 90.5% 93.3%
30 93.4% 92.3% 94.4% 92.1% 90.8% 93.4%
29 93.6% 92.6% 94.6% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
28 93.8% 92.9% 94.8% 92.5% 91.2% 93.7%
27 94% 93.1% 94.9% 92.6% 91.4% 93.8%
26 94.2% 93.4% 95.1% 92.8% 91.7% 93.9%
25 94.4% 93.6% 95.2% 93% 91.9% 94.1%
24 94.6% 93.8% 95.4% 93.1% 92.1% 94.2%
23 94.8% 94% 95.5% 93.3% 92.3% 94.3%
22 94.9% 94.3% 95.6% 93.4% 92.5% 94.4%
21 95.1% 94.5% 95.7% 93.6% 92.7% 94.5%
20 95.2% 94.6% 95.8% 93.7% 92.9% 94.6%
19 95.4% 94.8% 96% 93.9% 93% 94.7%
18 95.5% 95% 96% 94% 93.2% 94.8%
17 95.6% 95.1% 96.1% 94.1% 93.3% 94.9%
16 95.7% 95.2% 96.2% 94.2% 93.4% 95%
15 95.8% 95.3% 96.3% 94.3% 93.6% 95%
14 95.9% 95.4% 96.3% 94.4% 93.6% 95.1%
13 95.9% 95.5% 96.4% 94.4% 93.7% 95.2%
12 96% 95.5% 96.4% 94.5% 93.8% 95.2%
11 96% 95.6% 96.5% 94.6% 93.9% 95.3%
10 96.1% 95.7% 96.5% 94.6% 94% 95.3%
9 96.2% 95.7% 96.6% 94.7% 94.1% 95.4%
8 96.2% 95.8% 96.6% 94.8% 94.1% 95.5%
7 96.3% 95.9% 96.7% 94.9% 94.2% 95.5%
6 96.4% 96% 96.8% 95% 94.4% 95.6%
5 96.5% 96.1% 96.9% 95.1% 94.5% 95.7%
4 96.6% 96.2% 97% 95.3% 94.7% 95.9%
3 96.8% 96.4% 97.1% 95.5% 95% 96.1%
2 97% 96.7% 97.4% 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
1 97.4% 97.1% 97.7% 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. 74.4% of newborns in Uganda and 76.5% in Zambia are expected to live past 60, 56.9% and 59% past 70, 35.4% and 26.3% past 80, and only 13% 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

Uganda
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Uganda Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 28% 33.9% 27.1% 39.7% 41.8% 39.1%
99 26.8% 32.4% 25.8% 38.3% 40.4% 37.6%
98 25.1% 30.7% 24.1% 36.6% 38.7% 35.9%
97 23.8% 29.3% 22.7% 35.2% 37.4% 34.4%
96 22.5% 27.8% 21.3% 33.7% 36.1% 32.9%
95 21.1% 26.3% 19.8% 32.2% 34.6% 31.4%
94 19.6% 24.6% 18.3% 30.5% 32.8% 29.7%
93 18.2% 23% 16.9% 28.9% 31.3% 28.1%
92 17% 21.6% 15.6% 27.5% 29.8% 26.6%
91 15.6% 20% 14.2% 25.8% 28.2% 24.9%
90 14.8% 18.9% 13.3% 24.9% 27.2% 23.9%
89 13.5% 17.4% 12% 23.2% 25.6% 22.1%
88 12.5% 16.2% 11.1% 22% 24.3% 20.9%
87 11.6% 15% 10.1% 20.7% 22.9% 19.6%
86 10.7% 13.9% 9.18% 19.4% 21.6% 18.4%
85 9.79% 12.7% 8.34% 18.3% 20.4% 17.2%
84 9% 11.8% 7.56% 17.1% 19.2% 16.1%
83 8.15% 10.7% 6.77% 15.9% 17.8% 14.8%
82 7.42% 9.75% 6.08% 14.8% 16.7% 13.7%
81 6.6% 8.71% 5.35% 13.5% 15.3% 12.5%
80 6.15% 8.11% 4.93% 12.8% 14.5% 11.9%
79 5.81% 7.53% 4.71% 11.6% 13.2% 10.7%
78 5.56% 7.09% 4.54% 10.6% 12.1% 9.8%
77 5.23% 6.58% 4.31% 9.59% 10.9% 8.8%
76 4.97% 6.19% 4.14% 8.72% 9.95% 7.99%
75 4.71% 5.82% 3.97% 7.93% 9.05% 7.24%
74 4.46% 5.46% 3.78% 7.12% 8.15% 6.47%
73 4.22% 5.12% 3.59% 6.39% 7.34% 5.77%
72 4.01% 4.83% 3.43% 5.74% 6.61% 5.16%
71 3.74% 4.49% 3.2% 5.04% 5.84% 4.49%
70 3.61% 4.3% 3.11% 4.59% 5.31% 4.08%
69 3.37% 4.02% 2.89% 4% 4.67% 3.51%
68 3.22% 3.82% 2.76% 3.57% 4.18% 3.12%
67 3.05% 3.62% 2.62% 3.16% 3.71% 2.73%
66 2.91% 3.44% 2.49% 2.8% 3.3% 2.41%
65 2.8% 3.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.94% 2.14%
64 2.57% 3.05% 2.19% 2.28% 2.7% 1.94%
63 2.38% 2.83% 2.01% 2.09% 2.49% 1.77%
62 2.2% 2.62% 1.85% 1.92% 2.29% 1.61%
61 2.01% 2.41% 1.67% 1.74% 2.08% 1.44%
60 1.88% 2.25% 1.56% 1.62% 1.95% 1.35%
59 1.72% 2.06% 1.42% 1.46% 1.77% 1.2%
58 1.6% 1.91% 1.31% 1.35% 1.64% 1.1%
57 1.48% 1.78% 1.21% 1.24% 1.51% 1%
56 1.38% 1.66% 1.13% 1.15% 1.4% 0.93%
55 1.29% 1.55% 1.05% 1.07% 1.31% 0.86%
54 1.21% 1.45% 0.98% 1% 1.22% 0.8%
53 1.13% 1.36% 0.92% 0.93% 1.14% 0.73%
52 1.06% 1.28% 0.86% 0.87% 1.06% 0.69%
51 0.98% 1.18% 0.79% 0.79% 0.97% 0.62%
50 0.93% 1.12% 0.75% 0.75% 0.92% 0.59%
49 0.86% 1.03% 0.69% 0.68% 0.84% 0.53%
48 0.8% 0.96% 0.64% 0.63% 0.78% 0.49%
47 0.74% 0.89% 0.59% 0.59% 0.72% 0.45%
46 0.69% 0.83% 0.55% 0.55% 0.67% 0.42%
45 0.65% 0.78% 0.52% 0.51% 0.63% 0.39%
44 0.6% 0.73% 0.49% 0.48% 0.59% 0.37%
43 0.57% 0.68% 0.46% 0.45% 0.55% 0.34%
42 0.54% 0.64% 0.43% 0.42% 0.52% 0.32%
41 0.5% 0.6% 0.4% 0.39% 0.48% 0.3%
40 0.47% 0.57% 0.38% 0.37% 0.46% 0.28%
39 0.44% 0.53% 0.35% 0.35% 0.43% 0.26%
38 0.42% 0.5% 0.33% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
37 0.39% 0.47% 0.31% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
36 0.37% 0.44% 0.29% 0.29% 0.36% 0.22%
35 0.34% 0.42% 0.27% 0.27% 0.34% 0.2%
34 0.32% 0.39% 0.26% 0.26% 0.32% 0.19%
33 0.3% 0.37% 0.24% 0.24% 0.31% 0.18%
32 0.29% 0.35% 0.23% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
31 0.27% 0.33% 0.21% 0.22% 0.28% 0.16%
30 0.26% 0.31% 0.2% 0.21% 0.27% 0.16%
29 0.24% 0.3% 0.19% 0.2% 0.26% 0.15%
28 0.23% 0.28% 0.18% 0.2% 0.25% 0.14%
27 0.22% 0.27% 0.17% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
26 0.21% 0.26% 0.16% 0.18% 0.24% 0.13%
25 0.2% 0.25% 0.15% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
24 0.19% 0.24% 0.14% 0.18% 0.23% 0.12%
23 0.18% 0.23% 0.14% 0.17% 0.22% 0.12%
22 0.17% 0.22% 0.13% 0.17% 0.22% 0.12%
21 0.17% 0.21% 0.12% 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
20 0.16% 0.2% 0.12% 0.15% 0.2% 0.11%
19 0.14% 0.18% 0.11% 0.14% 0.18% 0.1%
18 0.13% 0.16% 0.1% 0.13% 0.17% 0.1%
17 0.12% 0.14% 0.09% 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
16 0.1% 0.12% 0.08% 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
15 0.09% 0.1% 0.07% 0.09% 0.11% 0.08%
14 0.07% 0.09% 0.06% 0.08% 0.1% 0.07%
13 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
12 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
11 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
10 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
9 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
8 0.07% 0.07% 0.06% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
7 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
6 0.08% 0.09% 0.07% 0.11% 0.13% 0.1%
5 0.1% 0.11% 0.09% 0.14% 0.16% 0.12%
4 0.13% 0.14% 0.12% 0.18% 0.2% 0.15%
3 0.17% 0.19% 0.16% 0.24% 0.28% 0.21%
2 0.25% 0.27% 0.23% 0.35% 0.41% 0.3%
1 0.4% 0.42% 0.38% 0.58% 0.66% 0.49%
0 2.61% 2.94% 2.27% 3.57% 4% 3.15%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 2.61% in the birth year in Uganda and 3.57% in Zambia, 0.26% vs 0.21% at age 30, 1.88% vs 1.62% at 60, and 6.15% vs 12.8% at 80.

Death rate by age in Uganda vs Zambia

Uganda
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Uganda Zambia
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 305 68.7 517 0 0 0
99 474 186.1 733 52.1 25 76.3
98 595 254.8 901 78.4 39.1 113.5
97 741 343 1,099 116.4 60.5 166.2
96 902 451 1,309 168.4 91.1 236.9
95 1,074 578 1,523 237.3 133.6 329
94 1,239 717 1,714 323 188.7 442
93 1,411 872 1,905 431 261.6 581
92 1,584 1,042 2,086 565 355 750
91 1,726 1,204 2,214 715 468 933
90 1,914 1,405 2,396 917 619 1,180
89 2,023 1,571 2,458 1,113 782 1,403
88 2,150 1,748 2,541 1,353 982 1,679
87 2,238 1,902 2,573 1,602 1,201 1,955
86 2,313 2,046 2,585 1,873 1,448 2,249
85 2,352 2,148 2,563 2,151 1,711 2,544
84 2,378 2,254 2,512 2,432 1,993 2,828
83 2,344 2,284 2,412 2,677 2,256 3,061
82 2,304 2,311 2,307 2,926 2,529 3,293
81 2,196 2,261 2,143 3,095 2,752 3,419
80 2,178 2,291 2,079 3,368 3,043 3,680
79 2,188 2,303 2,084 3,452 3,177 3,724
78 2,213 2,332 2,103 3,543 3,315 3,780
77 2,196 2,316 2,086 3,530 3,372 3,721
76 2,196 2,325 2,091 3,518 3,408 3,670
75 2,187 2,320 2,091 3,474 3,408 3,586
74 2,166 2,300 2,066 3,359 3,344 3,423
73 2,140 2,275 2,038 3,219 3,248 3,241
72 2,119 2,255 2,014 3,069 3,132 3,057
71 2,053 2,193 1,945 2,837 2,940 2,783
70 2,055 2,194 1,945 2,709 2,822 2,641
69 1,987 2,137 1,865 2,458 2,605 2,352
68 1,958 2,111 1,833 2,277 2,432 2,158
67 1,917 2,076 1,783 2,079 2,244 1,945
66 1,880 2,044 1,740 1,894 2,059 1,755
65 1,861 2,029 1,715 1,736 1,896 1,598
64 1,758 1,936 1,601 1,623 1,790 1,476
63 1,663 1,845 1,498 1,520 1,690 1,367
62 1,573 1,757 1,404 1,424 1,593 1,268
61 1,466 1,651 1,293 1,307 1,479 1,148
60 1,401 1,582 1,229 1,243 1,409 1,088
59 1,300 1,478 1,129 1,137 1,304 978
58 1,228 1,400 1,061 1,064 1,225 909
57 1,154 1,322 990 989 1,145 835
56 1,094 1,256 935 932 1,083 782
55 1,036 1,194 879 874 1,020 728
54 982 1,135 830 824 966 682
53 929 1,076 781 773 909 635
52 882 1,023 741 729 858 597
51 823 959 686 672 796 543
50 785 916 655 639 756 516
49 730 854 606 587 699 470
48 686 803 568 548 654 437
47 641 753 529 509 609 403
46 602 709 496 476 570 377
45 570 671 469 450 540 355
44 534 629 439 421 505 331
43 504 594 414 396 476 312
42 478 563 393 376 452 295.7
41 447 528 366 348 421 271.8
40 427 505 349 334 404 260
39 400 473 326 311 378 240.8
38 378 448 308 294.2 359 227
37 355 422 287.9 275.8 339 211.1
36 335 399 272 261.5 322 199.7
35 317 378 256.3 248 306 188.3
34 297.7 356 239.4 234.4 290 177.5
33 281 336 225.4 223 276.8 168.3
32 266.2 319 212.9 212.8 265 159.9
31 250.3 301 198.8 201.3 251.6 150.3
30 240.6 289.9 191.1 195.5 244.5 146
29 228 275.4 180.2 186.9 234.8 138.4
28 217.4 264 170.5 180.9 228 133.4
27 207.7 253.3 161.7 175.1 221.9 128
26 198.4 243.6 152.9 170.6 217.3 123.5
25 190.1 235.4 144.5 166.5 213.3 119.4
24 182.3 226.9 137.3 163.1 209.9 116
23 174.3 218.5 129.9 159 205.5 112.3
22 166 209 122.8 154.4 199.7 108.8
21 156.9 197.6 115.9 148.7 191.6 105.5
20 147.9 185.1 110.5 141.8 181.3 102
19 137.2 170.9 103.1 133.6 168.9 97.9
18 125.5 155.3 95.4 124 154.6 93.1
17 110.2 133.6 86.5 111.9 136.8 86.8
16 95.8 113.5 77.8 100.4 120 80.7
15 82.4 95.8 68.9 88.5 103.9 72.8
14 71.4 82.2 60.4 79.5 92.7 66.2
13 63.6 72.5 54.5 72.9 84.4 61.3
12 58.8 67.1 50.3 69.1 79.8 58.4
11 56.6 64.6 48.5 67.9 78.3 57.4
10 56.7 64.1 49 69.5 80.4 58.5
9 58.9 66.4 51.2 73.6 85.2 61.8
8 63.7 71.7 55.6 80.8 93.2 68.2
7 71.3 79.6 62.7 91.9 105.4 78.2
6 80.9 89.4 72.1 107.4 122.3 92.3
5 95.8 104.4 86.9 129.5 146.6 112.1
4 124.2 135.1 113.1 168.3 191.1 145.2
3 169.3 183.4 154.7 233.1 267.5 198.2
2 243.5 261.2 225.2 337 387 285.6
1 390 412 368 555 635 473
0 2,606 2,937 2,268 3,575 4,001 3,149

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/uganda/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 Uganda, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 0 in Zambia. The median age of death is 73.3 in Uganda 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 Uganda and Zambia more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

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

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