Zimbabwe - Life expectancy at birth 1998

Life expectancy falls in Zimbabwe

In 1998 the life expectancy in Zimbabwe decreased to 46.82 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 49.31 years and for men 44.45 years.

Zimbabwe’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 178th in 1997 to 184th in 1998.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Zimbabwe over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1997, when it was 47.99 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1988, when it was 61.32 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
1998	49.31	44.45	46.82
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