Survival to age 65, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Survival to age 65, female was 61.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Survival to age 65, female in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, female in Zimbabwe stood at 61.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 64.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2001.
Zimbabwe ranks 211th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.7% | — |
| 1961 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 54.3% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 56.6% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 60.4% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 61.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 60.6% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 62.4% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 63.4% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 64.1% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 62.8% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 60.6% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 57.4% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 53.9% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 46.1% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 42.5% | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 34.4% | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 30.2% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.1% | 52.7% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.6% | 59.7% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.4% | 60.6% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 27.3% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 21.5% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 36.2% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 54.1% | 61.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Zimbabwe?
- Survival to age 65, female in Zimbabwe was 61.2% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 211th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.