compared to the male life expectancy, which was recorded at 52, 46 and
48 years in 1980, 1990 and 2000 respectively.
Table 18:
Life Expectancy at Birth, by Sex, Residence and Province,
1980-2000
Characteristics
Zambia
Sex
Male
Female
Residence
Rural
Urban
Province
Central
Copperbelt
Eastern
Luapula
Lusaka
Northern
North-Western
Southern
Western
1980
Life Expectancy at Birth (years)
1990
2000
52
47
50
52
53
46
48
48
52
50
54
45
51
48
54
56
55
46
46
55
51
57
53
51
51
50
42
40
50
44
51
53
43
52
54
46
45
54
46
56
53
44
Source: CSO Census of Population and Housing, 2000
D.
FACTORS AND DIFFICULTIES
152.
Zambia is challenged by the high child mortality rates especially in the
rural areas.
This is coupled with inadequate health personnel (nurses,
doctors and midwives); inadequate access to health centres, distance to
health centres, ambulance services and poor road network. In addition
there is high prevalence of malaria and HIV/AIDS in the country which has
impacted negatively on the State party’s limited resources.
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