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Zimbabwe life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Zimbabwe ranks 180/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 61 years for males, 65.9 years for females, and 63.6 years for both sexes combined.

Zimbabwe life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 63.6 61 65.9
2025 63.3 60.8 65.6
2024 63.1 60.5 65.3
2023 62.8 60.2 65
2022 62.4 59.9 64.5
2021 60.1 57.7 62.3
2020 61.5 59.1 63.7
2019 61.1 58.8 63
2018 60.9 58.9 62.7
2017 60.3 58.3 62
2016 59.8 57.9 61.4
2015 59 57.3 60.5
2014 58.1 56.6 59.5
2013 56.8 55.4 58.2
2012 55.4 54.1 56.6
2011 53.9 52.5 55.2
2010 51.9 51.2 52.7
2009 49.7 49.2 50.3
2008 48.5 48.2 48.7
2007 47.6 47.6 47.6
2006 47.1 46.9 47.4
2005 46.6 46.2 47
2004 46 45.7 46.5
2003 45.4 45 45.8
2002 45.9 45.1 46.8
2001 44.5 44 45.1
2000 46 44.8 47.3
1999 46.4 45 47.8
1998 47.6 46 49.2
1997 48.5 47 50.1
1996 49 46.9 51.1
1995 51.1 49.2 53.2
1994 52.5 50.4 54.8
1993 54 51.6 56.5
1992 55.6 52.9 58.4
1991 57 54.1 60.1
1990 58.3 55.2 61.6
1989 59.4 56.1 62.9
1988 60.2 56.8 63.8
1987 60.7 57.2 64.3
1986 61 57.5 64.5
1985 60.9 57.5 64.3
1984 60.6 57.3 63.9
1983 60 56.7 63.3
1982 59.9 56.8 63
1981 59.4 56.4 62.5
1980 59.1 56.2 62.2
1979 54.9 49.2 61.3
1978 54.7 49 61.2
1977 57 53 61.3
1976 57.6 54.2 61.3
1975 58.2 55.4 61.2
1974 58.2 55.3 61.1
1973 58.1 55.2 61
1972 58.2 55.5 60.9
1971 58 55.3 60.7
1970 57.8 55.1 60.5
1969 57.5 54.8 60.2
1968 57.1 54.4 59.9
1967 56.8 54.1 59.5
1966 56.4 53.7 59
1965 55.9 53.3 58.5
1964 55.4 52.9 58
1963 54.9 52.4 57.5
1962 54.5 52 57
1961 54 51.5 56.5
1960 53.5 51.1 56
1959 53 50.6 55.5
1958 52.6 50.2 55
1957 52.2 49.9 54.6
1956 51.8 49.5 54.2
1955 51.4 49.1 53.7
1954 51 48.8 53.3
1953 50.6 48.4 52.9
1952 50.2 48 52.5
1951 49.8 47.6 52.1
1950 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.

In Zimbabwe, 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 50.2 years for men and 52.2 for women, with a combined average of 51.2 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 10.4 healthy years, 9.6 for males and 11 for females.

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 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: 38.5 Years

Mean expected age of death: 68.5 Years

Median expected age of death: 70.7 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 94.5% 93.7% 95.2%
50 85.7% 83.3% 87.7%
60 72.4% 67.6% 76.0%
65 63.0% 57.2% 67.5%
70 51.8% 45.2% 57.0%
75 38.9% 32.1% 44.6%
80 25.7% 19.3% 31.3%
85 13.8% 9.1% 18.2%
90 5.5% 3.0% 7.8%
95 1.4% 0.6% 2.2%
100 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 35.7% 38.2% 35%
99 34.3% 36.9% 33.6%
98 32.4% 35.2% 31.7%
97 31.1% 33.9% 30.2%
96 29.6% 32.5% 28.7%
95 28.1% 31% 27.1%
94 26.4% 29.5% 25.4%
93 24.9% 27.9% 23.7%
92 23.5% 26.4% 22.2%
91 21.9% 24.9% 20.6%
90 20.9% 23.7% 19.6%
89 19.3% 22.2% 18%
88 18.2% 20.9% 16.8%
87 16.9% 19.7% 15.6%
86 15.8% 18.5% 14.5%
85 14.7% 17.3% 13.3%
84 13.6% 16.2% 12.3%
83 12.5% 15% 11.2%
82 11.6% 14% 10.2%
81 10.5% 12.9% 9.17%
80 9.89% 12.1% 8.58%
79 9.11% 11.1% 7.87%
78 8.54% 10.4% 7.38%
77 7.89% 9.57% 6.81%
76 7.37% 8.9% 6.37%
75 6.87% 8.28% 5.94%
74 6.38% 7.68% 5.51%
73 5.92% 7.12% 5.11%
72 5.51% 6.62% 4.76%
71 5.06% 6.09% 4.37%
70 4.75% 5.7% 4.11%
69 4.38% 5.25% 3.78%
68 4.09% 4.9% 3.54%
67 3.82% 4.56% 3.31%
66 3.58% 4.26% 3.1%
65 3.38% 4.01% 2.93%
64 3.14% 3.74% 2.7%
63 2.92% 3.5% 2.49%
62 2.73% 3.28% 2.31%
61 2.53% 3.04% 2.13%
60 2.37% 2.87% 1.99%
59 2.19% 2.65% 1.85%
58 2.04% 2.48% 1.73%
57 1.91% 2.33% 1.62%
56 1.79% 2.2% 1.53%
55 1.69% 2.09% 1.44%
54 1.6% 1.97% 1.36%
53 1.52% 1.87% 1.29%
52 1.44% 1.78% 1.23%
51 1.36% 1.68% 1.15%
50 1.3% 1.6% 1.1%
49 1.22% 1.5% 1.03%
48 1.16% 1.41% 0.98%
47 1.09% 1.33% 0.92%
46 1.04% 1.25% 0.87%
45 0.99% 1.19% 0.83%
44 0.93% 1.12% 0.78%
43 0.89% 1.06% 0.75%
42 0.84% 1% 0.71%
41 0.8% 0.95% 0.68%
40 0.76% 0.9% 0.65%
39 0.72% 0.85% 0.62%
38 0.68% 0.8% 0.59%
37 0.64% 0.75% 0.55%
36 0.61% 0.71% 0.53%
35 0.57% 0.66% 0.5%
34 0.54% 0.62% 0.47%
33 0.5% 0.58% 0.44%
32 0.47% 0.54% 0.41%
31 0.44% 0.51% 0.39%
30 0.42% 0.48% 0.37%
29 0.4% 0.45% 0.35%
28 0.37% 0.42% 0.33%
27 0.35% 0.4% 0.31%
26 0.33% 0.37% 0.29%
25 0.31% 0.35% 0.26%
24 0.29% 0.33% 0.25%
23 0.27% 0.31% 0.23%
22 0.25% 0.29% 0.21%
21 0.23% 0.27% 0.19%
20 0.21% 0.25% 0.18%
19 0.19% 0.22% 0.16%
18 0.17% 0.2% 0.15%
17 0.15% 0.17% 0.13%
16 0.13% 0.14% 0.12%
15 0.11% 0.12% 0.1%
14 0.1% 0.1% 0.09%
13 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
12 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
11 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
10 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
9 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
8 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
7 0.09% 0.1% 0.09%
6 0.1% 0.11% 0.1%
5 0.12% 0.13% 0.12%
4 0.16% 0.17% 0.16%
3 0.22% 0.22% 0.22%
2 0.32% 0.32% 0.32%
1 0.5% 0.48% 0.52%
0 3.05% 3.4% 2.7%

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

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Zimbabwe, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 3.05% in the birth year, 0.42% at age 30, 2.37% at 60, and 9.89% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Zimbabwe never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 470 years — 408 for males and 555 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102.2 101.9 102.2
99 101.2 101 101.3
98 100.4 100.1 100.4
97 99.5 99.2 99.5
96 98.6 98.4 98.7
95 97.7 97.5 97.8
94 96.9 96.6 97
93 96 95.7 96.1
92 95.2 94.9 95.3
91 94.4 94 94.5
90 93.6 93.2 93.8
89 92.8 92.4 93
88 92 91.6 92.2
87 91.2 90.8 91.5
86 90.5 90 90.8
85 89.8 89.2 90.1
84 89 88.4 89.4
83 88.4 87.7 88.7
82 87.7 87 88.1
81 87 86.3 87.5
80 86.4 85.6 86.9
79 85.8 84.9 86.3
78 85.1 84.2 85.7
77 84.5 83.6 85.2
76 83.9 83 84.6
75 83.4 82.3 84.1
74 82.8 81.7 83.5
73 82.2 81.2 83
72 81.7 80.6 82.5
71 81.2 80 82.1
70 80.7 79.5 81.6
69 80.2 79 81.1
68 79.7 78.4 80.7
67 79.2 77.9 80.2
66 78.8 77.5 79.8
65 78.3 77 79.4
64 77.9 76.5 79
63 77.5 76.1 78.6
62 77.1 75.6 78.2
61 76.7 75.2 77.9
60 76.3 74.8 77.5
59 75.9 74.4 77.2
58 75.6 74 76.9
57 75.2 73.6 76.6
56 74.9 73.2 76.3
55 74.6 72.8 76
54 74.2 72.5 75.7
53 73.9 72.1 75.4
52 73.6 71.8 75.1
51 73.3 71.4 74.8
50 73 71.1 74.6
49 72.7 70.8 74.3
48 72.5 70.5 74
47 72.2 70.2 73.8
46 71.9 69.9 73.6
45 71.7 69.6 73.3
44 71.4 69.3 73.1
43 71.2 69 72.9
42 70.9 68.7 72.7
41 70.7 68.5 72.5
40 70.5 68.2 72.2
39 70.2 68 72
38 70 67.8 71.9
37 69.8 67.5 71.7
36 69.6 67.3 71.5
35 69.4 67.1 71.3
34 69.2 66.9 71.1
33 69 66.7 71
32 68.9 66.5 70.8
31 68.7 66.3 70.6
30 68.5 66.2 70.5
29 68.4 66 70.4
28 68.2 65.8 70.2
27 68.1 65.7 70.1
26 68 65.5 70
25 67.8 65.4 69.8
24 67.7 65.3 69.7
23 67.6 65.1 69.6
22 67.5 65 69.5
21 67.4 64.9 69.4
20 67.3 64.8 69.3
19 67.2 64.7 69.3
18 67.1 64.6 69.2
17 67 64.5 69.1
16 67 64.4 69.1
15 66.9 64.4 69
14 66.8 64.3 69
13 66.8 64.3 68.9
12 66.8 64.2 68.9
11 66.7 64.2 68.8
10 66.7 64.2 68.8
9 66.6 64.1 68.8
8 66.6 64.1 68.7
7 66.5 64 68.7
6 66.5 64 68.6
5 66.4 63.9 68.5
4 66.3 63.8 68.4
3 66.2 63.6 68.3
2 66 63.5 68.1
1 65.6 63.2 67.7
0 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.

In Zimbabwe, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 78.3 years, rising to 80.7 at 70, 83.4 at 75, and 86.4 at 80 — all higher than the 63.6 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.2% 0.07% 0.33%
99 0.31% 0.12% 0.5%
98 0.46% 0.18% 0.73%
97 0.66% 0.27% 1.05%
96 0.94% 0.4% 1.47%
95 1.3% 0.59% 2.02%
94 1.77% 0.83% 2.71%
93 2.36% 1.15% 3.55%
92 3.08% 1.57% 4.57%
91 3.95% 2.09% 5.75%
90 4.99% 2.73% 7.15%
89 6.18% 3.51% 8.72%
88 7.56% 4.44% 10.5%
87 9.1% 5.53% 12.4%
86 10.8% 6.78% 14.5%
85 12.7% 8.2% 16.8%
84 14.7% 9.78% 19.1%
83 16.8% 11.5% 21.5%
82 19% 13.4% 24%
81 21.2% 15.4% 26.4%
80 23.5% 17.5% 28.8%
79 25.9% 19.7% 31.3%
78 28.3% 21.9% 33.8%
77 30.7% 24.3% 36.3%
76 33.2% 26.6% 38.7%
75 35.6% 29% 41.2%
74 38% 31.4% 43.6%
73 40.4% 33.9% 45.9%
72 42.8% 36.3% 48.2%
71 45.1% 38.6% 50.4%
70 47.3% 40.9% 52.6%
69 49.5% 43.2% 54.7%
68 51.6% 45.4% 56.7%
67 53.6% 47.6% 58.6%
66 55.6% 49.7% 60.5%
65 57.6% 51.8% 62.3%
64 59.5% 53.8% 64%
63 61.2% 55.8% 65.7%
62 63% 57.7% 67.2%
61 64.6% 59.5% 68.7%
60 66.2% 61.2% 70.1%
59 67.6% 62.9% 71.4%
58 69.1% 64.5% 72.7%
57 70.4% 66% 73.9%
56 71.7% 67.5% 75%
55 72.9% 69% 76.1%
54 74.1% 70.3% 77.2%
53 75.2% 71.7% 78.2%
52 76.3% 73% 79.1%
51 77.4% 74.2% 80.1%
50 78.4% 75.4% 81%
49 79.4% 76.6% 81.8%
48 80.3% 77.7% 82.6%
47 81.2% 78.7% 83.4%
46 82% 79.7% 84.1%
45 82.9% 80.7% 84.8%
44 83.6% 81.6% 85.5%
43 84.4% 82.5% 86.1%
42 85.1% 83.3% 86.7%
41 85.8% 84.1% 87.3%
40 86.4% 84.9% 87.9%
39 87.1% 85.6% 88.4%
38 87.7% 86.3% 89%
37 88.2% 86.9% 89.5%
36 88.8% 87.5% 89.9%
35 89.3% 88.1% 90.4%
34 89.8% 88.7% 90.8%
33 90.2% 89.2% 91.2%
32 90.7% 89.7% 91.6%
31 91.1% 90.1% 91.9%
30 91.4% 90.6% 92.3%
29 91.8% 91% 92.6%
28 92.1% 91.4% 92.9%
27 92.5% 91.7% 93.2%
26 92.8% 92.1% 93.5%
25 93.1% 92.4% 93.7%
24 93.3% 92.7% 93.9%
23 93.6% 93% 94.2%
22 93.8% 93.3% 94.4%
21 94% 93.5% 94.5%
20 94.2% 93.8% 94.7%
19 94.4% 94% 94.9%
18 94.6% 94.2% 95%
17 94.7% 94.3% 95.1%
16 94.8% 94.5% 95.2%
15 94.9% 94.6% 95.3%
14 95% 94.7% 95.4%
13 95.1% 94.8% 95.5%
12 95.2% 94.8% 95.6%
11 95.3% 94.9% 95.6%
10 95.3% 95% 95.7%
9 95.4% 95.1% 95.8%
8 95.5% 95.1% 95.8%
7 95.6% 95.2% 95.9%
6 95.7% 95.3% 96%
5 95.8% 95.5% 96.1%
4 95.9% 95.6% 96.3%
3 96.2% 95.8% 96.5%
2 96.5% 96.1% 96.8%
1 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. In Zimbabwe, 66.2% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 47.3% past 70, 23.5% past 80, 4.99% past 90, and only 0.2% past 100.

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

Compare Zimbabwe Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Zimbabwe

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 24.9 0 53
99 105.4 43.2 168.4
98 147.6 63.5 232.4
97 205 92.4 318
96 277.6 131.3 423
95 366 181.8 548
94 469 244.7 687
93 588 322 843
92 724 414 1,016
91 863 518 1,184
90 1,040 647 1,401
89 1,196 779 1,570
88 1,372 930 1,762
87 1,540 1,088 1,934
86 1,709 1,253 2,102
85 1,858 1,418 2,232
84 1,999 1,583 2,345
83 2,102 1,730 2,403
82 2,197 1,873 2,450
81 2,235 1,982 2,419
80 2,328 2,113 2,474
79 2,358 2,186 2,465
78 2,416 2,272 2,497
77 2,424 2,321 2,470
76 2,444 2,370 2,468
75 2,448 2,404 2,446
74 2,427 2,414 2,401
73 2,393 2,412 2,346
72 2,356 2,400 2,294
71 2,281 2,352 2,203
70 2,250 2,336 2,164
69 2,166 2,269 2,069
68 2,111 2,224 2,007
67 2,050 2,172 1,938
66 1,993 2,121 1,875
65 1,945 2,075 1,824
64 1,866 2,014 1,726
63 1,790 1,952 1,636
62 1,718 1,890 1,553
61 1,632 1,809 1,463
60 1,571 1,756 1,398
59 1,481 1,664 1,318
58 1,411 1,599 1,257
57 1,341 1,537 1,197
56 1,284 1,485 1,146
55 1,233 1,440 1,097
54 1,184 1,389 1,052
53 1,140 1,342 1,009
52 1,100 1,298 971
51 1,050 1,245 925
50 1,018 1,207 892
49 969 1,146 846
48 929 1,096 806
47 888 1,046 766
46 850 1,000 731
45 816 958 702
44 779 911 669
43 747 871 642
42 717 834 617
41 685 795 592
40 659 766 571
39 627 725 545
38 599 691 522
37 568 655 496
36 539 619 473
35 512 586 450
34 481 550 423
33 453 517 400
32 428 487 379
31 403 458 356
30 385 436 341
29 363 409 323
28 343 387 303
27 324 365 286.2
26 304 344 267.1
25 286.4 326 248.2
24 268.5 307 231.1
23 251.5 289 214.4
22 234.1 270.1 198.3
21 216.1 249.9 182.2
20 200.4 229.9 170.6
19 182.4 209.2 155.3
18 164.9 188.9 140.6
17 143.2 161.3 124.9
16 122.8 135.4 110
15 106.1 114.9 97.1
14 90.9 97.8 83.9
13 80.4 85.9 74.8
12 73.9 79.4 68.4
11 70.9 76.1 65.5
10 70.4 74.5 66.2
9 72.9 76.9 68.8
8 78.6 83.3 73.8
7 87.5 92.4 82.5
6 98.5 103 94
5 116.6 119.9 113.1
4 153.9 157.9 149.8
3 211.7 213.4 209.9
2 308 305 311
1 484 463 505
0 3,053 3,402 2,699

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

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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 Zimbabwe, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 0 for both sexes combined, 0 for males, and 0 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 65.9 for men, 71.2 for women, and 68.8 combined, 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 and reflect Zimbabwe's demographics more than its death rate.

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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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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