Probability that a male will outlive a female in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Probability that a male will outlive a female was 42.29 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
42.29
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
48th
of 229 countries
All-time high
50.55
in 2007
All-time low
35.46
in 1979
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Probability that a male will outlive a female in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023

0204060195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, probability that a male will outlive a female in Zimbabwe stood at 42.29.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, probability that a male will outlive a female in Zimbabwe peaked at 50.55 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 35.46, in 1979.

That places Zimbabwe 48th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 44.45 44 44.76 10
1960s 43.25 42.71 43.9 10
1970s 40.55 35.46 42.69 10
1980s 40.47 39.65 41.63 10
1990s 44.29 41.06 46.81 10
2000s 49.2 47.18 50.55 10
2010s 45.64 43.5 48.4 10
2020s 42.5 42.29 42.77 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 45 Chile 42.35 compare
  2. 46 Lesotho 42.34 compare
  3. 47 Yemen 42.31 compare
  4. 49 South Sudan 42.28 compare
  5. 50 Iraq 42.23 compare
  6. 51 Mauritania 42.16 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is probability that a male will outlive a female in Zimbabwe?
Probability that a male will outlive a female in Zimbabwe was 42.29 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 50.55 in 2007.
What is the lowest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 35.46 in 1979.
How does Zimbabwe rank for probability that a male will outlive a female?
Zimbabwe ranks 48th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is probability that a male will outlive a female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a male will outlive a female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Probability that a male will outlive a female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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