Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 20.81 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, male in Zimbabwe stood at 20.81 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 42.2% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 20.81 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.1 years, in 2001.
Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.78 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 14.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 14.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 14.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 14.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 14.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 15 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 15.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 15.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 15.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 15.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 15.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 15.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 15.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 15.22 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15.08 years | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 14.93 years | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 14.44 years | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 14.39 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 15.19 years | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 15.14 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 15.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 15.01 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 15.01 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 14.91 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 14.83 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 14.74 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 14.6 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 14.43 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 14.24 years | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 14.03 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 13.78 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 13.53 years | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 13.28 years | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 13.13 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 12.82 years | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 12.62 years | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 12.36 years | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 12.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 12.1 years | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 12.38 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 12.36 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.52 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 12.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.81 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 12.96 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 13.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.28 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 13.61 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 13.9 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 14.1 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.3 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 14.55 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.55 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.58 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.56 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.87 years | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 13.53 years | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 14.62 years | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 14.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 20.81 years | +42.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 20.81 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.3 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 20.81 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.25 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +42.2% | 14.63 years | 20.81 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.93 years | 14.78 years | 15.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.99 years | 14.39 years | 15.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.95 years | 14.6 years | 15.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.42 years | 12.36 years | 14.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.65 years | 12.1 years | 13.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.33 years | 13.61 years | 14.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.49 years | 13.53 years | 20.81 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,958 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 11,652 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 11,652 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Zimbabwe?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Zimbabwe was 20.81 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 20.81 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1 years in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.