Life expectancy at birth, total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Life expectancy at birth, total was 63.06 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Life expectancy at birth, total in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Zimbabwe is 63.06 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 63.06 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.52 years, in 2001.
That places Zimbabwe 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 51.92 years | 61.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.97 years | 60.13 years | 63.06 years | 5 |
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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, total in Zimbabwe?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Zimbabwe was 63.06 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 63.06 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.52 years in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.