Bolivia vs Zimbabwe: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Bolivia
4.59 years
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.58 years
in 2023
Bolivia rank
127th
Zimbabwe rank
128th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

  • Bolivia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 4.59 years against 4.58 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Bolivia ranks 127th and Zimbabwe ranks 128th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 3.86 years 4.19 years 0.3321 years Zimbabwe
1960s 3.93 years 4.6 years 0.6698 years Zimbabwe
1970s 3.38 years 7.02 years 3.64 years Zimbabwe
1980s 2.75 years 6.13 years 3.38 years Zimbabwe
1990s 3.36 years 3.92 years 0.5543 years Zimbabwe
2000s 4.15 years 0.2935 years 3.86 years Bolivia
2010s 4.28 years 2.59 years 1.7 years Bolivia
2020s 5.91 years 4.45 years 1.47 years Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Bolivia or Zimbabwe?
Bolivia, at 4.59 years against 4.58 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Bolivia and Zimbabwe?
0.01 years, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Zimbabwe rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
Bolivia ranks 127th and Zimbabwe ranks 128th 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 Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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