Life expectancy at birth, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Life expectancy at birth, female was 65.31 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy at birth, female in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Zimbabwe stood at 65.31 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 65.31 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.13 years, in 2001.
Zimbabwe ranks 198th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.21 years | 55.96 years | 60.19 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.04 years | 60.47 years | 61.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.47 years | 62.15 years | 64.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.27 years | 47.81 years | 61.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.26 years | 45.13 years | 50.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.19 years | 52.66 years | 63.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.18 years | 62.29 years | 65.31 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 195 Equatorial Guinea 65.89 years compare
- 196 Burundi 65.88 years compare
- 197 Madagascar 65.6 years compare
- 199 Cote d'Ivoire 64.31 years compare
- 200 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.23 years compare
- 201 Nauru 64.19 years compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 230,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 216,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 214,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 224,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 222,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 232,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 230,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 230,074 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 228,081 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Zimbabwe?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Zimbabwe was 65.31 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 65.31 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.13 years in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.