Healthy life expectancy in Zimbabwe

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Zimbabwe was 52.5 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Zimbabwe, 2023 52.5 Years
Change from 2022 +1.5% 2022: 51.7 years
Position in 2023 181st of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Zimbabwe over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Zimbabwe
2023 52.5 years
2022 51.7 years
2021 50.1 years
2020 52.0 years
2019 52.4 years
2018 52.3 years
2017 52.0 years
2016 51.7 years
2015 51.4 years
2014 51.0 years
2013 50.3 years
2012 49.4 years
2011 48.0 years
2010 46.4 years
2009 45.1 years
2008 44.2 years
2007 43.7 years
2006 43.1 years
2005 42.4 years
2004 42.0 years
2003 41.9 years
2002 42.0 years
2001 42.2 years
2000 42.4 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5% from 51.7 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 50.3 years, the figure has changed by +4.4%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Zimbabwe has the 181st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Zimbabwe
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory