Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.2231 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.2231 for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.3216 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2231, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3216 | — |
| 2011 | 0.311 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2986 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2865 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2765 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2671 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.26 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2527 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2456 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2434 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2343 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2295 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2293 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2231 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2763 | 0.2434 | 0.3216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.229 | 0.2231 | 0.2343 | 4 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 6.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0105 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0105 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.2231 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3216 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2231 in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.