Australia vs Zimbabwe: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Australia
3.67 years
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.75 years
in 2023
Australia rank
141st
Zimbabwe rank
138th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Australia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.75 years against 3.67 years in Australia, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 141st and Zimbabwe ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.43 years | 3.14 years | 1.29 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 5.3 years | 3.38 years | 1.92 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 5.66 years | 4.09 years | 1.58 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 5.47 years | 4.29 years | 1.18 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 4.75 years | 3.27 years | 1.48 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.01 years | 1.58 years | 2.43 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.49 years | 2.6 years | 0.8862 years | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.63 years | 3.72 years | 0.0881 years | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Australia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.75 years against 3.67 years in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Australia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.08 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Zimbabwe rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Australia ranks 141st and Zimbabwe ranks 138th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.