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Life Expectancy in Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Costa Rica vs 63.6 in Zimbabwe. Costa Rica is ranked 39/197 by life expectancy, and Zimbabwe is 180/197. In Costa Rica, the life expectancy is 78.8 years for males and 83.9 years for females. In Zimbabwe, it's 61 years for males and 65.9 years for females.

Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe life expectancy at birth by year

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Zimbabwe
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Zimbabwe
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 81.4 78.8 83.9 63.6 61 65.9
2025 81.2 78.6 83.7 63.3 60.8 65.6
2024 81 78.4 83.6 63.1 60.5 65.3
2023 80.8 78.1 83.4 62.8 60.2 65
2022 79.3 76.5 82.2 62.4 59.9 64.5
2021 78.1 75 81.2 60.1 57.7 62.3
2020 79.7 76.8 82.8 61.5 59.1 63.7
2019 80.3 77.6 83 61.1 58.8 63
2018 80.1 77.2 83 60.9 58.9 62.7
2017 80 77.3 82.7 60.3 58.3 62
2016 80 77.3 82.7 59.8 57.9 61.4
2015 80.4 77.5 83.3 59 57.3 60.5
2014 80.2 77.6 82.9 58.1 56.6 59.5
2013 80.2 77.5 82.8 56.8 55.4 58.2
2012 79.9 77.3 82.5 55.4 54.1 56.6
2011 79.6 77 82.2 53.9 52.5 55.2
2010 79.4 76.6 82 51.9 51.2 52.7
2009 79.4 76.6 82.1 49.7 49.2 50.3
2008 79.2 76.4 81.9 48.5 48.2 48.7
2007 79.1 76.4 81.8 47.6 47.6 47.6
2006 79 76.4 81.7 47.1 46.9 47.4
2005 78.9 76.3 81.4 46.6 46.2 47
2004 78.5 75.9 81.1 46 45.7 46.5
2003 78.2 75.7 80.7 45.4 45 45.8
2002 77.9 75.4 80.4 45.9 45.1 46.8
2001 77.6 75 80.2 44.5 44 45.1
2000 77.3 74.8 79.9 46 44.8 47.3
1999 77.1 74.5 79.7 46.4 45 47.8
1998 76.9 74.3 79.5 47.6 46 49.2
1997 76.6 74.1 79.1 48.5 47 50.1
1996 76.4 74 78.9 49 46.9 51.1
1995 76.4 74 78.9 51.1 49.2 53.2
1994 76.3 73.9 78.7 52.5 50.4 54.8
1993 76.3 74 78.7 54 51.6 56.5
1992 76.4 74 78.8 55.6 52.9 58.4
1991 76.2 73.9 78.6 57 54.1 60.1
1990 76.1 73.7 78.5 58.3 55.2 61.6
1989 75.9 73.6 78.1 59.4 56.1 62.9
1988 75.5 73.3 77.9 60.2 56.8 63.8
1987 75.2 73 77.5 60.7 57.2 64.3
1986 74.9 72.8 77.2 61 57.5 64.5
1985 74.8 72.7 76.9 60.9 57.5 64.3
1984 74.6 72.5 76.7 60.6 57.3 63.9
1983 74.2 72.2 76.3 60 56.7 63.3
1982 73.9 71.7 76.1 59.9 56.8 63
1981 73.4 71.3 75.7 59.4 56.4 62.5
1980 73 70.8 75.4 59.1 56.2 62.2
1979 72.5 70.2 74.9 54.9 49.2 61.3
1978 72 69.7 74.5 54.7 49 61.2
1977 71.5 69.3 73.8 57 53 61.3
1976 70.9 68.8 73.1 57.6 54.2 61.3
1975 70.3 68.3 72.3 58.2 55.4 61.2
1974 69.4 67.6 71.4 58.2 55.3 61.1
1973 68.7 66.9 70.6 58.1 55.2 61
1972 68 66.3 69.7 58.2 55.5 60.9
1971 67.4 65.8 69.1 58 55.3 60.7
1970 66.8 65.2 68.4 57.8 55.1 60.5
1969 66.4 64.9 67.9 57.5 54.8 60.2
1968 65.8 64.3 67.2 57.1 54.4 59.9
1967 65.6 64 67.1 56.8 54.1 59.5
1966 65.1 63.6 66.6 56.4 53.7 59
1965 64.8 63.3 66.2 55.9 53.3 58.5
1964 64.5 63 66 55.4 52.9 58
1963 64.3 62.9 65.8 54.9 52.4 57.5
1962 64.2 62.9 65.6 54.5 52 57
1961 63.9 62.6 65.1 54 51.5 56.5
1960 63.5 62.2 64.8 53.5 51.1 56
1959 62.9 61.6 64.2 53 50.6 55.5
1958 62.3 61.1 63.5 52.6 50.2 55
1957 61.6 60.4 62.8 52.2 49.9 54.6
1956 61.2 60.1 62.4 51.8 49.5 54.2
1955 60.5 59.5 61.4 51.4 49.1 53.7
1954 59.9 59 60.7 51 48.8 53.3
1953 59.1 58.3 59.9 50.6 48.4 52.9
1952 58.1 57.5 58.8 50.2 48 52.5
1951 57.8 57.2 58.4 49.8 47.6 52.1
1950 57.5 56.9 58 49.4 47.2 51.7

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 67.6 years in Costa Rica and 51.2 in Zimbabwe. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 17.6 healthy years in Costa Rica and 10.4 in Zimbabwe.

Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Costa Rica and Zimbabwe, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
52.8 vs 38.5 years

Mean expected age of death:
82.8 vs 68.5 years

Median expected age of death:
85.3 vs 70.7 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Costa Rica Zimbabwe
Male Female Male Female
40 98.4% 99.3% 93.7% 95.2%
50 96.1% 98.0% 83.3% 87.7%
60 91.4% 95.2% 67.6% 76.0%
65 87.4% 92.6% 57.2% 67.5%
70 82.0% 88.9% 45.2% 57.0%
75 74.6% 83.4% 32.1% 44.6%
80 61.4% 73.2% 19.3% 31.3%
85 43.8% 57.9% 9.1% 18.2%
90 24.3% 38.3% 3.0% 7.8%
95 9.1% 18.7% 0.6% 2.2%
100 1.9% 5.7% 0.1% 0.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Zimbabwe
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Zimbabwe
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.7 102.3 102.8 102.2 101.9 102.2
99 101.9 101.4 102 101.2 101 101.3
98 101 100.6 101.2 100.4 100.1 100.4
97 100.2 99.8 100.4 99.5 99.2 99.5
96 99.5 98.9 99.6 98.6 98.4 98.7
95 98.7 98.2 98.9 97.7 97.5 97.8
94 98 97.4 98.2 96.9 96.6 97
93 97.2 96.6 97.5 96 95.7 96.1
92 96.5 95.9 96.9 95.2 94.9 95.3
91 95.9 95.2 96.2 94.4 94 94.5
90 95.2 94.5 95.6 93.6 93.2 93.8
89 94.6 93.8 95 92.8 92.4 93
88 94 93.2 94.4 92 91.6 92.2
87 93.4 92.6 93.9 91.2 90.8 91.5
86 92.8 92 93.4 90.5 90 90.8
85 92.3 91.4 92.9 89.8 89.2 90.1
84 91.8 90.8 92.4 89 88.4 89.4
83 91.3 90.3 92 88.4 87.7 88.7
82 90.8 89.8 91.5 87.7 87 88.1
81 90.4 89.3 91.1 87 86.3 87.5
80 89.9 88.8 90.7 86.4 85.6 86.9
79 89.5 88.4 90.4 85.8 84.9 86.3
78 89.1 88 90 85.1 84.2 85.7
77 88.7 87.6 89.7 84.5 83.6 85.2
76 88.4 87.2 89.4 83.9 83 84.6
75 88.1 86.9 89.2 83.4 82.3 84.1
74 87.9 86.6 88.9 82.8 81.7 83.5
73 87.6 86.3 88.7 82.2 81.2 83
72 87.4 86.1 88.5 81.7 80.6 82.5
71 87.2 85.8 88.3 81.2 80 82.1
70 87 85.6 88.1 80.7 79.5 81.6
69 86.8 85.4 88 80.2 79 81.1
68 86.6 85.2 87.8 79.7 78.4 80.7
67 86.4 84.9 87.6 79.2 77.9 80.2
66 86.2 84.7 87.5 78.8 77.5 79.8
65 86 84.5 87.3 78.3 77 79.4
64 85.8 84.3 87.2 77.9 76.5 79
63 85.6 84.1 87 77.5 76.1 78.6
62 85.5 83.9 86.9 77.1 75.6 78.2
61 85.3 83.7 86.8 76.7 75.2 77.9
60 85.2 83.5 86.6 76.3 74.8 77.5
59 85 83.4 86.5 75.9 74.4 77.2
58 84.9 83.2 86.4 75.6 74 76.9
57 84.8 83.1 86.3 75.2 73.6 76.6
56 84.6 82.9 86.2 74.9 73.2 76.3
55 84.5 82.8 86.1 74.6 72.8 76
54 84.4 82.6 86.1 74.2 72.5 75.7
53 84.3 82.5 86 73.9 72.1 75.4
52 84.2 82.4 85.9 73.6 71.8 75.1
51 84.1 82.3 85.8 73.3 71.4 74.8
50 84 82.2 85.8 73 71.1 74.6
49 84 82.1 85.7 72.7 70.8 74.3
48 83.9 82 85.6 72.5 70.5 74
47 83.8 81.9 85.6 72.2 70.2 73.8
46 83.7 81.8 85.5 71.9 69.9 73.6
45 83.7 81.7 85.5 71.7 69.6 73.3
44 83.6 81.6 85.4 71.4 69.3 73.1
43 83.5 81.5 85.4 71.2 69 72.9
42 83.4 81.5 85.3 70.9 68.7 72.7
41 83.4 81.4 85.3 70.7 68.5 72.5
40 83.3 81.3 85.2 70.5 68.2 72.2
39 83.3 81.2 85.2 70.2 68 72
38 83.2 81.2 85.1 70 67.8 71.9
37 83.1 81.1 85.1 69.8 67.5 71.7
36 83.1 81 85.1 69.6 67.3 71.5
35 83 80.9 85 69.4 67.1 71.3
34 83 80.9 85 69.2 66.9 71.1
33 82.9 80.8 85 69 66.7 71
32 82.9 80.7 84.9 68.9 66.5 70.8
31 82.8 80.6 84.9 68.7 66.3 70.6
30 82.8 80.6 84.9 68.5 66.2 70.5
29 82.7 80.5 84.8 68.4 66 70.4
28 82.7 80.4 84.8 68.2 65.8 70.2
27 82.6 80.3 84.8 68.1 65.7 70.1
26 82.6 80.3 84.8 68 65.5 70
25 82.5 80.2 84.7 67.8 65.4 69.8
24 82.4 80.1 84.7 67.7 65.3 69.7
23 82.4 80 84.7 67.6 65.1 69.6
22 82.3 79.9 84.7 67.5 65 69.5
21 82.3 79.9 84.6 67.4 64.9 69.4
20 82.2 79.8 84.6 67.3 64.8 69.3
19 82.2 79.7 84.6 67.2 64.7 69.3
18 82.1 79.7 84.6 67.1 64.6 69.2
17 82.1 79.6 84.6 67 64.5 69.1
16 82.1 79.6 84.5 67 64.4 69.1
15 82.1 79.5 84.5 66.9 64.4 69
14 82.1 79.5 84.5 66.8 64.3 69
13 82 79.5 84.5 66.8 64.3 68.9
12 82 79.5 84.5 66.8 64.2 68.9
11 82 79.5 84.5 66.7 64.2 68.8
10 82 79.5 84.5 66.7 64.2 68.8
9 82 79.5 84.5 66.6 64.1 68.8
8 82 79.5 84.5 66.6 64.1 68.7
7 82 79.4 84.5 66.5 64 68.7
6 82 79.4 84.4 66.5 64 68.6
5 82 79.4 84.4 66.4 63.9 68.5
4 81.9 79.4 84.4 66.3 63.8 68.4
3 81.9 79.4 84.4 66.2 63.6 68.3
2 81.9 79.4 84.4 66 63.5 68.1
1 81.9 79.3 84.3 65.6 63.2 67.7
0 81.4 78.8 83.9 63.6 61 65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Costa Rica can expect to live to 82.8 years compared to 68.5 in Zimbabwe, rising to 86 and 78.3 at 65, and to 89.9 and 86.4 at 80 — higher than the 81.4 and 63.6 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Costa Rica and Zimbabwe.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Zimbabwe
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Costa Rica Zimbabwe
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 3.83% 1.84% 5.6% 0.2% 0.07% 0.33%
99 5.19% 2.67% 7.45% 0.31% 0.12% 0.5%
98 6.87% 3.75% 9.68% 0.46% 0.18% 0.73%
97 8.86% 5.13% 12.3% 0.66% 0.27% 1.05%
96 11.2% 6.83% 15.2% 0.94% 0.4% 1.47%
95 13.8% 8.87% 18.5% 1.3% 0.59% 2.02%
94 16.8% 11.2% 22% 1.77% 0.83% 2.71%
93 20% 13.9% 25.8% 2.36% 1.15% 3.55%
92 23.5% 16.9% 29.7% 3.08% 1.57% 4.57%
91 27.1% 20.2% 33.7% 3.95% 2.09% 5.75%
90 30.9% 23.7% 37.8% 4.99% 2.73% 7.15%
89 34.7% 27.3% 41.9% 6.18% 3.51% 8.72%
88 38.6% 31.1% 45.9% 7.56% 4.44% 10.5%
87 42.5% 35% 49.8% 9.1% 5.53% 12.4%
86 46.3% 38.8% 53.6% 10.8% 6.78% 14.5%
85 50% 42.6% 57.2% 12.7% 8.2% 16.8%
84 53.5% 46.3% 60.5% 14.7% 9.78% 19.1%
83 56.8% 49.8% 63.7% 16.8% 11.5% 21.5%
82 60.1% 53.3% 66.7% 19% 13.4% 24%
81 63.1% 56.6% 69.5% 21.2% 15.4% 26.4%
80 66.1% 59.8% 72.2% 23.5% 17.5% 28.8%
79 68.8% 62.8% 74.6% 25.9% 19.7% 31.3%
78 71.4% 65.7% 76.9% 28.3% 21.9% 33.8%
77 73.7% 68.3% 78.9% 30.7% 24.3% 36.3%
76 75.7% 70.6% 80.7% 33.2% 26.6% 38.7%
75 77.5% 72.6% 82.3% 35.6% 29% 41.2%
74 79% 74.4% 83.6% 38% 31.4% 43.6%
73 80.4% 75.9% 84.8% 40.4% 33.9% 45.9%
72 81.6% 77.3% 85.8% 42.8% 36.3% 48.2%
71 82.7% 78.6% 86.8% 45.1% 38.6% 50.4%
70 83.7% 79.8% 87.7% 47.3% 40.9% 52.6%
69 84.7% 80.9% 88.5% 49.5% 43.2% 54.7%
68 85.6% 82% 89.3% 51.6% 45.4% 56.7%
67 86.5% 83% 90% 53.6% 47.6% 58.6%
66 87.4% 84% 90.7% 55.6% 49.7% 60.5%
65 88.2% 85% 91.4% 57.6% 51.8% 62.3%
64 88.9% 85.9% 92% 59.5% 53.8% 64%
63 89.6% 86.8% 92.5% 61.2% 55.8% 65.7%
62 90.3% 87.6% 93% 63% 57.7% 67.2%
61 90.9% 88.3% 93.5% 64.6% 59.5% 68.7%
60 91.4% 89% 93.9% 66.2% 61.2% 70.1%
59 91.9% 89.6% 94.3% 67.6% 62.9% 71.4%
58 92.4% 90.2% 94.6% 69.1% 64.5% 72.7%
57 92.8% 90.7% 95% 70.4% 66% 73.9%
56 93.2% 91.2% 95.3% 71.7% 67.5% 75%
55 93.6% 91.6% 95.5% 72.9% 69% 76.1%
54 93.9% 92.1% 95.8% 74.1% 70.3% 77.2%
53 94.2% 92.5% 96% 75.2% 71.7% 78.2%
52 94.5% 92.8% 96.2% 76.3% 73% 79.1%
51 94.8% 93.2% 96.4% 77.4% 74.2% 80.1%
50 95% 93.5% 96.6% 78.4% 75.4% 81%
49 95.3% 93.8% 96.8% 79.4% 76.6% 81.8%
48 95.5% 94% 97% 80.3% 77.7% 82.6%
47 95.7% 94.3% 97.1% 81.2% 78.7% 83.4%
46 95.9% 94.5% 97.3% 82% 79.7% 84.1%
45 96.1% 94.8% 97.4% 82.9% 80.7% 84.8%
44 96.2% 95% 97.5% 83.6% 81.6% 85.5%
43 96.4% 95.2% 97.7% 84.4% 82.5% 86.1%
42 96.6% 95.4% 97.8% 85.1% 83.3% 86.7%
41 96.7% 95.6% 97.9% 85.8% 84.1% 87.3%
40 96.8% 95.8% 98% 86.4% 84.9% 87.9%
39 97% 95.9% 98% 87.1% 85.6% 88.4%
38 97.1% 96.1% 98.1% 87.7% 86.3% 89%
37 97.2% 96.3% 98.2% 88.2% 86.9% 89.5%
36 97.3% 96.4% 98.3% 88.8% 87.5% 89.9%
35 97.4% 96.6% 98.4% 89.3% 88.1% 90.4%
34 97.6% 96.7% 98.4% 89.8% 88.7% 90.8%
33 97.7% 96.9% 98.5% 90.2% 89.2% 91.2%
32 97.8% 97% 98.5% 90.7% 89.7% 91.6%
31 97.9% 97.2% 98.6% 91.1% 90.1% 91.9%
30 98% 97.3% 98.6% 91.4% 90.6% 92.3%
29 98.1% 97.4% 98.7% 91.8% 91% 92.6%
28 98.2% 97.6% 98.7% 92.1% 91.4% 92.9%
27 98.3% 97.7% 98.8% 92.5% 91.7% 93.2%
26 98.3% 97.9% 98.8% 92.8% 92.1% 93.5%
25 98.4% 98% 98.9% 93.1% 92.4% 93.7%
24 98.5% 98.2% 98.9% 93.3% 92.7% 93.9%
23 98.6% 98.3% 99% 93.6% 93% 94.2%
22 98.7% 98.4% 99% 93.8% 93.3% 94.4%
21 98.8% 98.6% 99% 94% 93.5% 94.5%
20 98.9% 98.7% 99.1% 94.2% 93.8% 94.7%
19 99% 98.8% 99.1% 94.4% 94% 94.9%
18 99% 98.9% 99.1% 94.6% 94.2% 95%
17 99.1% 99% 99.2% 94.7% 94.3% 95.1%
16 99.1% 99% 99.2% 94.8% 94.5% 95.2%
15 99.1% 99.1% 99.2% 94.9% 94.6% 95.3%
14 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 95% 94.7% 95.4%
13 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 95.1% 94.8% 95.5%
12 99.2% 99.2% 99.2% 95.2% 94.8% 95.6%
11 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 95.3% 94.9% 95.6%
10 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 95.3% 95% 95.7%
9 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 95.4% 95.1% 95.8%
8 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 95.5% 95.1% 95.8%
7 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 95.6% 95.2% 95.9%
6 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 95.7% 95.3% 96%
5 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 95.8% 95.5% 96.1%
4 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 95.9% 95.6% 96.3%
3 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 96.2% 95.8% 96.5%
2 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 96.5% 96.1% 96.8%
1 99.4% 99.4% 99.4% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 91.4% of newborns in Costa Rica and 66.2% in Zimbabwe are expected to live past 60, 83.7% and 47.3% past 70, 66.1% and 23.5% past 80, and only 30.9% and 4.99% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Zimbabwe
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Costa Rica Zimbabwe
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 27.9% 33% 26.7% 35.7% 38.2% 35%
99 26.2% 31% 24.9% 34.3% 36.9% 33.6%
98 24.4% 28.9% 23% 32.4% 35.2% 31.7%
97 22.5% 26.9% 21.1% 31.1% 33.9% 30.2%
96 20.8% 24.9% 19.3% 29.6% 32.5% 28.7%
95 19.2% 23% 17.7% 28.1% 31% 27.1%
94 17.6% 21.1% 16.1% 26.4% 29.5% 25.4%
93 16.1% 19.4% 14.6% 24.9% 27.9% 23.7%
92 14.7% 17.7% 13.2% 23.5% 26.4% 22.2%
91 13.4% 16.1% 11.9% 21.9% 24.9% 20.6%
90 12.2% 14.7% 10.8% 20.9% 23.7% 19.6%
89 11.1% 13.4% 9.75% 19.3% 22.2% 18%
88 10.1% 12.2% 8.77% 18.2% 20.9% 16.8%
87 9.12% 11% 7.87% 16.9% 19.7% 15.6%
86 8.19% 9.88% 7.02% 15.8% 18.5% 14.5%
85 7.34% 8.85% 6.26% 14.7% 17.3% 13.3%
84 6.58% 7.93% 5.58% 13.6% 16.2% 12.3%
83 5.92% 7.14% 4.99% 12.5% 15% 11.2%
82 5.35% 6.46% 4.49% 11.6% 14% 10.2%
81 4.87% 5.89% 4.06% 10.5% 12.9% 9.17%
80 4.43% 5.36% 3.67% 9.89% 12.1% 8.58%
79 4% 4.85% 3.3% 9.11% 11.1% 7.87%
78 3.57% 4.33% 2.93% 8.54% 10.4% 7.38%
77 3.13% 3.8% 2.56% 7.89% 9.57% 6.81%
76 2.69% 3.27% 2.21% 7.37% 8.9% 6.37%
75 2.3% 2.78% 1.88% 6.87% 8.28% 5.94%
74 1.96% 2.37% 1.61% 6.38% 7.68% 5.51%
73 1.69% 2.04% 1.39% 5.92% 7.12% 5.11%
72 1.49% 1.79% 1.22% 5.51% 6.62% 4.76%
71 1.34% 1.62% 1.1% 5.06% 6.09% 4.37%
70 1.23% 1.49% 1.01% 4.75% 5.7% 4.11%
69 1.16% 1.4% 0.94% 4.38% 5.25% 3.78%
68 1.09% 1.33% 0.88% 4.09% 4.9% 3.54%
67 1.03% 1.27% 0.82% 3.82% 4.56% 3.31%
66 0.97% 1.2% 0.76% 3.58% 4.26% 3.1%
65 0.91% 1.13% 0.71% 3.38% 4.01% 2.93%
64 0.84% 1.06% 0.65% 3.14% 3.74% 2.7%
63 0.78% 0.98% 0.6% 2.92% 3.5% 2.49%
62 0.71% 0.9% 0.54% 2.73% 3.28% 2.31%
61 0.65% 0.83% 0.5% 2.53% 3.04% 2.13%
60 0.6% 0.76% 0.45% 2.37% 2.87% 1.99%
59 0.55% 0.69% 0.41% 2.19% 2.65% 1.85%
58 0.5% 0.63% 0.38% 2.04% 2.48% 1.73%
57 0.46% 0.58% 0.34% 1.91% 2.33% 1.62%
56 0.42% 0.54% 0.31% 1.79% 2.2% 1.53%
55 0.39% 0.5% 0.29% 1.69% 2.09% 1.44%
54 0.36% 0.46% 0.26% 1.6% 1.97% 1.36%
53 0.33% 0.43% 0.24% 1.52% 1.87% 1.29%
52 0.31% 0.4% 0.22% 1.44% 1.78% 1.23%
51 0.28% 0.37% 0.21% 1.36% 1.68% 1.15%
50 0.26% 0.34% 0.2% 1.3% 1.6% 1.1%
49 0.25% 0.31% 0.18% 1.22% 1.5% 1.03%
48 0.23% 0.29% 0.17% 1.16% 1.41% 0.98%
47 0.21% 0.27% 0.16% 1.09% 1.33% 0.92%
46 0.2% 0.25% 0.15% 1.04% 1.25% 0.87%
45 0.19% 0.24% 0.14% 0.99% 1.19% 0.83%
44 0.18% 0.23% 0.13% 0.93% 1.12% 0.78%
43 0.17% 0.22% 0.12% 0.89% 1.06% 0.75%
42 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.84% 1% 0.71%
41 0.15% 0.2% 0.1% 0.8% 0.95% 0.68%
40 0.14% 0.19% 0.1% 0.76% 0.9% 0.65%
39 0.14% 0.18% 0.09% 0.72% 0.85% 0.62%
38 0.13% 0.17% 0.09% 0.68% 0.8% 0.59%
37 0.12% 0.17% 0.08% 0.64% 0.75% 0.55%
36 0.12% 0.16% 0.08% 0.61% 0.71% 0.53%
35 0.12% 0.16% 0.07% 0.57% 0.66% 0.5%
34 0.11% 0.16% 0.07% 0.54% 0.62% 0.47%
33 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.5% 0.58% 0.44%
32 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.47% 0.54% 0.41%
31 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.44% 0.51% 0.39%
30 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.42% 0.48% 0.37%
29 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.4% 0.45% 0.35%
28 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.37% 0.42% 0.33%
27 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.35% 0.4% 0.31%
26 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.33% 0.37% 0.29%
25 0.1% 0.15% 0.04% 0.31% 0.35% 0.26%
24 0.1% 0.15% 0.04% 0.29% 0.33% 0.25%
23 0.09% 0.15% 0.04% 0.27% 0.31% 0.23%
22 0.09% 0.14% 0.04% 0.25% 0.29% 0.21%
21 0.09% 0.14% 0.04% 0.23% 0.27% 0.19%
20 0.08% 0.13% 0.03% 0.21% 0.25% 0.18%
19 0.07% 0.11% 0.03% 0.19% 0.22% 0.16%
18 0.06% 0.1% 0.03% 0.17% 0.2% 0.15%
17 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.15% 0.17% 0.13%
16 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.13% 0.14% 0.12%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.11% 0.12% 0.1%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.1% 0.1% 0.09%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
12 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
11 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
10 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
8 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
7 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.09% 0.1% 0.09%
6 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.1% 0.11% 0.1%
5 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.12% 0.13% 0.12%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.16% 0.17% 0.16%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22%
2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.5% 0.48% 0.52%
0 0.6% 0.64% 0.56% 3.05% 3.4% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/costa-rica/zimbabwe | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Costa Rica compared to Zimbabwe, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.6% in the birth year in Costa Rica and 3.05% in Zimbabwe, 0.1% vs 0.42% at age 30, 0.6% vs 2.37% at 60, and 4.43% vs 9.89% at 80.

Death rate by age in Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Zimbabwe
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Costa Rica Zimbabwe
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 1,032 496 1,519 24.9 0 53
99 1,363 827 1,859 105.4 43.2 168.4
98 1,673 1,086 2,226 147.6 63.5 232.4
97 1,999 1,379 2,592 205 92.4 318
96 2,329 1,699 2,942 277.6 131.3 423
95 2,654 2,037 3,264 366 181.8 548
94 2,958 2,378 3,542 469 244.7 687
93 3,224 2,702 3,760 588 322 843
92 3,445 2,994 3,916 724 414 1,016
91 3,624 3,253 4,018 863 518 1,184
90 3,768 3,484 4,077 1,040 647 1,401
89 3,864 3,667 4,081 1,196 779 1,570
88 3,900 3,790 4,028 1,372 930 1,762
87 3,875 3,847 3,920 1,540 1,088 1,934
86 3,792 3,836 3,764 1,709 1,253 2,102
85 3,666 3,768 3,576 1,858 1,418 2,232
84 3,518 3,668 3,377 1,999 1,583 2,345
83 3,364 3,555 3,181 2,102 1,730 2,403
82 3,216 3,442 2,997 2,197 1,873 2,450
81 3,073 3,330 2,823 2,235 1,982 2,419
80 2,923 3,205 2,649 2,328 2,113 2,474
79 2,753 3,050 2,463 2,358 2,186 2,465
78 2,545 2,845 2,253 2,416 2,272 2,497
77 2,302 2,591 2,021 2,424 2,321 2,470
76 2,038 2,307 1,781 2,444 2,370 2,468
75 1,779 2,019 1,550 2,448 2,404 2,446
74 1,549 1,761 1,347 2,427 2,414 2,401
73 1,360 1,549 1,181 2,393 2,412 2,346
72 1,214 1,386 1,051 2,356 2,400 2,294
71 1,108 1,269 954 2,281 2,352 2,203
70 1,033 1,190 883 2,250 2,336 2,164
69 978 1,135 829 2,166 2,269 2,069
68 935 1,093 783 2,111 2,224 2,007
67 894 1,055 739 2,050 2,172 1,938
66 850 1,012 694 1,993 2,121 1,875
65 802 963 646 1,945 2,075 1,824
64 751 909 598 1,866 2,014 1,726
63 698 850 551 1,790 1,952 1,636
62 645 789 506 1,718 1,890 1,553
61 594 729 464 1,632 1,809 1,463
60 546 672 425 1,571 1,756 1,398
59 501 619 389 1,481 1,664 1,318
58 461 572 356 1,411 1,599 1,257
57 425 530 326 1,341 1,537 1,197
56 393 492 298.6 1,284 1,485 1,146
55 364 459 273.7 1,233 1,440 1,097
54 337 428 251.6 1,184 1,389 1,052
53 313 398 232.4 1,140 1,342 1,009
52 290.7 369 215.9 1,100 1,298 971
51 270 341 201.6 1,050 1,245 925
50 251 315 188.9 1,018 1,207 892
49 233.5 291.4 177.1 969 1,146 846
48 217.8 270.9 165.7 929 1,096 806
47 203.9 253.7 154.6 888 1,046 766
46 191.6 239.5 143.8 850 1,000 731
45 180.8 227.7 133.7 816 958 702
44 171.1 217.3 124.3 779 911 669
43 162.2 207.8 115.8 747 871 642
42 154 198.5 108.4 717 834 617
41 146.2 189.4 101.9 685 795 592
40 139.1 180.5 96.3 659 766 571
39 132.5 172.4 91.2 627 725 545
38 126.6 165.4 86.3 599 691 522
37 121.3 159.9 81.1 568 655 496
36 116.5 155.8 75.6 539 619 473
35 112.3 152.9 70 512 586 450
34 108.7 150.8 64.8 481 550 423
33 105.7 149.3 60.3 453 517 400
32 103.2 147.9 56.7 428 487 379
31 101.1 146.4 53.9 403 458 356
30 99.4 144.9 51.9 385 436 341
29 97.9 143.5 50.3 363 409 323
28 96.7 142.4 48.9 343 387 303
27 95.7 141.9 47.3 324 365 286.2
26 94.9 141.9 45.7 304 344 267.1
25 94.4 142.4 44.1 286.4 326 248.2
24 93.8 142.8 42.3 268.5 307 231.1
23 92.6 142.6 40.2 251.5 289 214.4
22 90.3 140.7 37.7 234.1 270.1 198.3
21 86.4 135.6 34.9 216.1 249.9 182.2
20 80.4 126.5 32.2 200.4 229.9 170.6
19 72 112.5 29.7 182.4 209.2 155.3
18 61.7 94.6 27.4 164.9 188.9 140.6
17 50.6 75 25 143.2 161.3 124.9
16 39.9 56.5 22.6 122.8 135.4 110
15 31.1 41.5 20.2 106.1 114.9 97.1
14 24.4 30.4 18.2 90.9 97.8 83.9
13 19.7 22.9 16.3 80.4 85.9 74.8
12 16.4 18.2 14.6 73.9 79.4 68.4
11 14.2 15.3 13 70.9 76.1 65.5
10 12.8 13.8 11.7 70.4 74.5 66.2
9 12 13.2 10.8 72.9 76.9 68.8
8 11.9 13.3 10.4 78.6 83.3 73.8
7 12.4 14.1 10.6 87.5 92.4 82.5
6 13.6 15.5 11.7 98.5 103 94
5 15.7 17.5 13.8 116.6 119.9 113.1
4 18.6 20 17.1 153.9 157.9 149.8
3 22.5 23.1 21.9 211.7 213.4 209.9
2 27.8 26.8 28.7 308 305 311
1 34.7 31.3 38.3 484 463 505
0 602 639 565 3,053 3,402 2,699

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/costa-rica/zimbabwe | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Costa Rica, the most common age of death is 88, compared to 0 in Zimbabwe. The median age of death is 85 in Costa Rica and 68.8 in Zimbabwe, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Costa Rica and Zimbabwe more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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