Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 3.75 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe is 3.75, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe peaked at 5.58 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.13, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.08 | — |
| 1951 | 3.09 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 3.11 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 3.12 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 3.13 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 3.13 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 3.15 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 3.16 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 3.2 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 3.23 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 3.25 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 3.27 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 3.3 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 3.34 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 3.37 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.4 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 3.42 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 3.47 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 3.5 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 3.47 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.48 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 3.47 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.49 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.59 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 3.62 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 3.67 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 4.03 | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 4.41 | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 5.53 | +25.2% |
| 1979 | 5.58 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 3.92 | -29.7% |
| 1981 | 4.01 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 4.07 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.19 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 4.27 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 4.42 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 4.53 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.55 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 4.52 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.4 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 4.12 | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 3.9 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 3.67 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 3.41 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 3.26 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 3.14 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.96 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 2.72 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 2.81 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.73 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.33 | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6 | -31.4% |
| 2002 | 1.88 | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 1.44 | -23.5% |
| 2004 | 1.55 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 1.39 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.13 | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4 | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 1.64 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 1.8 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.41 | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 2.17 | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 2.48 | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.48 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.84 | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.15 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 3.38 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 3.93 | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 3.54 | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 3.68 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 3.75 | +1.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 3.75 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 3.75 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +33.8% | 1.8 | 2.41 |
| 2001 | -31.4% | 2.33 | 1.6 |
| 1980 | -29.7% | 5.58 | 3.92 |
| 1978 | +25.2% | 4.41 | 5.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.14 | 3.08 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.38 | 3.25 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.09 | 3.47 | 5.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.29 | 3.92 | 4.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 | 2.72 | 4.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.13 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 1.8 | 3.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 | 3.54 | 3.93 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Zimbabwe was 3.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.58 in 1979.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 2007.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Zimbabwe ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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