Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 62.77 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe is 62.77 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.52 years, in 2001.
That places Zimbabwe 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 remaining life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Zimbabwe was 62.77 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.77 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.52 years in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Zimbabwe ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.