Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.08
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
80th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.25
in 1978
All-time low
1
in 2007
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe is 1.08, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.25 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2007.
That places Zimbabwe 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.1 | — |
| 1951 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.11 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.13 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.16 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.25 | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 1.25 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.11 | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.12 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.11 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.09 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.09 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.05 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.14 | 1.1 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 1 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 77 Angola 1.08 compare
- 78 Martinique 1.08 compare
- 79 American Samoa 1.08 compare
- 81 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.08 compare
- 82 French Guiana 1.08 compare
- 83 Belize 1.08 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe was 1.08 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 in 1978.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2007.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Zimbabwe ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.