Zimbabwe - Life expectancy at birth 1997

Life expectancy decreases in Zimbabwe

In 1997 the life expectancy in Zimbabwe decreased to 47.99 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 50.37 years and for men 45.71 years.

Zimbabwe’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 176th in 1996 to 178th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Zimbabwe over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1996, when it was 48.96 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 61.77 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Zimbabwe. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Zimbabwe in Zimbabwean economy.

Zimbabwe - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1997	50.37	45.71	47.99
1996	51.25	46.73	48.96
1995	53.20	47.98	50.53
1994	55.29	49.99	52.59
1993	57.15	51.80	54.43
1992	59.28	53.66	56.44
1991	60.91	55.33	58.09
1990	62.54	56.39	59.43
1989	63.57	57.30	60.40
1988	64.34	58.34	61.32
1987	64.85	58.71	61.77
1986	64.90	59.16	62.02
1985	64.27	58.97	61.62
1984	63.46	58.63	61.05
1983	62.68	57.80	60.25
1982	62.19	57.55	59.88
1981	61.65	57.00	59.33
1980	60.78	56.62	58.67
1979	59.71	50.39	55.04
1978	59.50	49.93	54.59
1977	59.46	53.19	56.29
1976	59.49	54.42	56.94
1975	59.47	55.64	57.55
1974	59.47	55.52	57.49
1973	59.34	55.39	57.37
1972	59.17	55.62	57.40
1971	58.96	55.41	57.20
1970	58.77	55.27	57.03
1969	58.46	54.94	56.71
1968	58.34	54.55	56.46
1967	58.06	54.30	56.19
1966	57.83	53.95	55.89
1965	57.39	53.54	55.46
1964	56.91	53.08	54.99
1963	56.47	52.64	54.55
1962	56.02	52.14	54.07
1961	55.56	51.69	53.62
1960	55.25	51.25	53.24

Zimbabwe - Life expectancy at birth