Zimbabwe - Life expectancy at birth 1997

Life expectancy decreases in Zimbabwe

In 1997 the life expectancy in Zimbabwe decreased to 48.54 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 50.13 years and for men 47 years.

Zimbabwe’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 177th in 1996 to 180th 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 48.98 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 60.72 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	50.13	47.00	48.54
1996	51.14	46.94	48.98
1995	53.19	49.18	51.14
1994	54.78	50.40	52.54
1993	56.47	51.63	53.98
1992	58.35	52.91	55.60
1991	60.05	54.10	57.04
1990	61.57	55.16	58.32
1989	62.95	56.06	59.45
1988	63.84	56.75	60.24
1987	64.32	57.19	60.72
1986	64.49	57.52	60.98
1985	64.32	57.51	60.90
1984	63.91	57.35	60.62
1983	63.26	56.72	59.99
1982	62.99	56.75	59.86
1981	62.52	56.40	59.45
1980	62.15	56.18	59.06
1979	61.28	49.15	54.92
1978	61.17	49.02	54.73
1977	61.29	52.97	57.00
1976	61.25	54.17	57.63
1975	61.22	55.35	58.25
1974	61.14	55.31	58.19
1973	61.02	55.21	58.09
1972	60.89	55.49	58.18
1971	60.71	55.30	58.00
1970	60.47	55.06	57.76
1969	60.19	54.78	57.48
1968	59.89	54.42	57.15
1967	59.48	54.09	56.77
1966	59.03	53.72	56.36
1965	58.55	53.31	55.91
1964	58.04	52.87	55.43
1963	57.52	52.41	54.94
1962	56.99	51.97	54.45
1961	56.47	51.52	53.97
1960	55.96	51.08	53.49

Zimbabwe - Life expectancy at birth