Zimbabwe sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 62.9 years of life, 197th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Zimbabwe, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 62.9 yrs | 197 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 17.1 /1,000 | 5 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.5 /1,000 | 98 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 13.6 yrs | 178 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 88.0 /1,000 | 51 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.8 yrs | 112 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 66.5 men/100 women | 33 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 62.4 /1,000 | 5 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 358 /100k | 17 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 31.2 % | 12 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 17.3 /100k | 18 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 41.2 /100k | 2 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 9.6 % | 102 of 143 | 2003 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 2.7 L | 124 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.6 % | 172 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $63 | 163 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $2,497 | 166 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Zimbabwe's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 2nd highest road-traffic deaths in the world (41.2 /100k) and the 5th highest infant mortality in the world (62.4 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Zimbabwe; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.