Mozambique vs Zimbabwe: Life expectancy
Mozambique
63.61 years
in 2023
Zimbabwe
62.77 years
in 2023
Mozambique rank
218th
Zimbabwe rank
219th
Life expectancy over time
- Mozambique
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 63.61 years against 62.77 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.84 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Mozambique ranks 218th and Zimbabwe ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.08 years | 51.22 years | 12.14 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 41.8 years | 55.59 years | 13.79 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 43.3 years | 57.27 years | 13.97 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 41.63 years | 60.13 years | 18.5 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 46.44 years | 52.01 years | 5.56 years | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 52.04 years | 46.73 years | 5.31 years | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 58.28 years | 57.71 years | 0.565 years | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 62.07 years | 61.7 years | 0.3704 years | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Mozambique or Zimbabwe?
- Mozambique, at 63.61 years against 62.77 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
- 0.84 years, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Zimbabwe rank globally for life expectancy?
- Mozambique ranks 218th and Zimbabwe ranks 219th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.