Côte d'Ivoire vs Zimbabwe: Life expectancy by sex
Côte d'Ivoire
64.13 years
in 2023
Zimbabwe
65.01 years
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
220th
Zimbabwe rank
219th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 65.01 years against 64.13 years in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.88 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 220th and Zimbabwe ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.99 years | 53.56 years | 17.57 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 42.45 years | 58.21 years | 15.77 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 49.7 years | 61.04 years | 11.35 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 55.11 years | 63.47 years | 8.36 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 53.72 years | 54.26 years | 0.546 years | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 53.71 years | 47.26 years | 6.45 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 59.72 years | 59.19 years | 0.5322 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 63.13 years | 63.9 years | 0.7702 years | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Côte d'Ivoire or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 65.01 years against 64.13 years in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
- 0.88 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 220th and Zimbabwe ranks 219th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.