What is life expectancy at age 15 in Zimbabwe?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Zimbabwe was 78.24 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 78.24 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 50 years in 2001.

How does Zimbabwe rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Zimbabwe ranks 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Zimbabwe

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Zimbabwe
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zimbabwe: Life expectancy at age 15 was 78.24 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

78.24 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

200th

of 236 countries

All-time high

78.24 years

in 2100

All-time low

50 years

in 2001

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Zimbabwe, 1950–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 78.24 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Zimbabwe peaked at 78.24 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 50 years, in 2001.

That places Zimbabwe 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	63.6 years	62.74 years	64.46 years	10
1960s	65.68 years	64.69 years	66.61 years	10
1970s	65.93 years	62.83 years	67.04 years	10
1980s	67.09 years	65.5 years	67.57 years	10
1990s	58.23 years	52.25 years	64.42 years	10
2000s	52.36 years	50 years	55.51 years	10
2010s	62.35 years	57.45 years	65 years	10
2020s	66.32 years	63.71 years	67.5 years	10
2030s	68.53 years	67.7 years	69.33 years	10
2040s	70.22 years	69.49 years	70.9 years	10
2050s	71.7 years	71.05 years	72.33 years	10
2060s	73.09 years	72.47 years	73.72 years	10
2070s	74.49 years	73.86 years	75.14 years	10
2080s	75.93 years	75.29 years	76.58 years	10
2090s	77.41 years	76.72 years	78.09 years	10
2100s	78.24 years	78.24 years	78.24 years	1

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

197 Congo 78.49 years compare
198 Ghana 78.33 years compare
199 Cameroon 78.31 years compare
201 Afghanistan 78.21 years compare
202 Namibia 78.2 years compare
203 Micronesia (country) 78.17 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Zimbabwe?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Zimbabwe was 78.24 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 78.24 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 50 years in 2001.
How does Zimbabwe rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Zimbabwe ranks 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.