Mozambique vs Zimbabwe: Life expectancy at birth, male

Mozambique
60.49 years
in 2024
Zimbabwe
60.49 years
in 2024
Mozambique rank
204th
Zimbabwe rank
202nd

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Mozambique
  • Zimbabwe
0204060196019922024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 60.49 years against 60.49 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Mozambique ranks 204th and Zimbabwe ranks 202nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 40.31 years 53.02 years 12.71 years Zimbabwe
1970s 42.19 years 53.7 years 11.51 years Zimbabwe
1980s 39.44 years 56.84 years 17.4 years Zimbabwe
1990s 45.07 years 49.84 years 4.77 years Zimbabwe
2000s 50.65 years 46.28 years 4.37 years Mozambique
2010s 56.08 years 56.1 years 0.0188 years Zimbabwe
2020s 59.18 years 59.48 years 0.3058 years Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Mozambique or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 60.49 years against 60.49 years in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
0 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Zimbabwe rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Mozambique ranks 204th and Zimbabwe ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.