ex - expectation of life at age x in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: ex - expectation of life at age x was 58.48 in 2021. ▲ Rising
ex - expectation of life at age x in Zimbabwe, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 58.48 for ex - expectation of life at age x in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ex - expectation of life at age x in Zimbabwe peaked at 59.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.01, in 2003.
That places Zimbabwe 179th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ex - expectation of life at age x in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.75 | — |
| 2001 | 45.43 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 45.11 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.01 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 45.15 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.71 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 46.41 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 47.35 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 48.33 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 49.66 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 51.42 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 53.28 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 54.9 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 56.08 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 56.96 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 57.49 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 57.92 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 58.24 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 58.7 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 59.07 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 59.4 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 58.48 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.39 | 45.01 | 49.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.41 | 51.42 | 59.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.94 | 58.48 | 59.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 176 Chad 59.09 compare
- 177 Guinea-Bissau 58.63 compare
- 178 South Sudan 58.57 compare
- 180 Mozambique 57.66 compare
- 181 Eswatini 54.59 compare
- 182 Somalia 53.95 compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 874.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.414 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4476 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ex - expectation of life at age x in Zimbabwe?
- Ex - expectation of life at age x in Zimbabwe was 58.48 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.01 in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for ex - expectation of life at age x?
- Zimbabwe ranks 179th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ex - expectation of life at age x rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ex - expectation of life at age x. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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