Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.75 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.75 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
138th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.58 years
in 1979
All-time low
1.13 years
in 2007
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe is 3.75 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe peaked at 5.58 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.13 years, in 2007.
Zimbabwe ranks 138th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.08 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 3.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 3.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 3.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 3.13 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 3.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 3.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 3.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 3.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 3.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 3.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 3.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 3.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 3.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 3.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 3.47 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 3.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 3.47 years | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 3.47 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.59 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 3.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 3.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 4.03 years | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 4.41 years | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 5.53 years | +25.2% |
| 1979 | 5.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 3.92 years | -29.7% |
| 1981 | 4.01 years | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 4.07 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.19 years | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 4.27 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 4.42 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 4.53 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 4.52 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.4 years | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 4.12 years | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 3.9 years | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 3.67 years | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 3.41 years | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 3.26 years | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 3.14 years | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.96 years | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 2.72 years | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 2.81 years | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.73 years | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.33 years | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6 years | -31.4% |
| 2002 | 1.88 years | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 1.44 years | -23.5% |
| 2004 | 1.55 years | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.39 years | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 1.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.13 years | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4 years | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 1.64 years | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 1.8 years | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.41 years | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 2.17 years | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 2.48 years | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4 years | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.48 years | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.84 years | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.15 years | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 3.38 years | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 3.93 years | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 3.54 years | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 3.68 years | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 3.75 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.14 years | 3.08 years | 3.23 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.38 years | 3.25 years | 3.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.09 years | 3.47 years | 5.58 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.29 years | 3.92 years | 4.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 years | 2.72 years | 4.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 years | 1.13 years | 2.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 years | 1.8 years | 3.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 years | 3.54 years | 3.93 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe was 3.75 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.58 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 years in 2007.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Zimbabwe ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.