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Demographics · Southern Africa

Zimbabwe Life Expectancy (Male)

60.5 yearsas of 2024+0.4% vs 2023

Male life expectancy at birth, in years. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 15, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodLife Expectancy (Male)
202460.5 years
202360.2 years
202259.9 years
202157.7 years
202059.1 years
201958.8 years
201858.9 years
201758.3 years
201657.9 years
201557.3 years
201456.6 years
201355.4 years

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ZW&metric_key=life_expectancy_male_years" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Life Expectancy (Male) across Africa

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CountryLife Expectancy (Male)Period
Nigeria54.3 years2024
Kenya61.6 years2024
South Africa62.8 years2024
Egypt69.7 years2024
Ghana63.3 years2024
Ethiopia64.4 years2024

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