Life expectancy for people of different ages in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 62.77 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy for people of different ages in Zimbabwe is 62.77 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.52 years, in 2001.
Zimbabwe ranks 219th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.22 years | 49.42 years | 53.02 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 55.59 years | 53.49 years | 57.48 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.27 years | 54.73 years | 58.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.13 years | 59.06 years | 60.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.01 years | 46.38 years | 58.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.73 years | 44.52 years | 49.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.71 years | 51.93 years | 61.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7 years | 60.13 years | 62.77 years | 4 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 138,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 148,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 148,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 156,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 163,038 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Zimbabwe?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Zimbabwe was 62.77 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.77 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.52 years in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Zimbabwe ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.