Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 68.3 years in Uganda and 62.8 years in Zimbabwe, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Uganda, by 5.5 years, or 1.09 times that in Zimbabwe.

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What the numbers say

Uganda has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
In 2023, Uganda ranked 177 and Zimbabwe ranked 212 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Uganda at 81.1 years and Zimbabwe at 77.2 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Uganda	Zimbabwe	World
2023	68.3	62.8	73.2
2022	67.7	62.4	72.6
2021	66.5	60.1	70.9
2020	66.4	61.5	71.9
2019	66.4	61.1	72.6
2018	65.8	60.9	72.4
2017	65.2	60.3	72.1
2016	64.5	59.8	71.9
2015	63.8	59	71.6
2014	63.1	58.1	71.4
2013	62.4	56.8	71.1
2012	61.6	55.4	70.8
2011	60.8	53.9	70.4
2010	60	51.9	70.1
2009	59.2	49.8	69.7
2008	58.3	48.5	69.3
2007	57.3	47.6	69
2006	56.1	47.1	68.6
2005	54.9	46.6	68.1
2004	53.7	46	67.7
2003	52.4	45.4	67.4
2002	51.4	45.9	67.1
2001	50.6	44.5	66.8
2000	49.6	46	66.4
1999	49	46.4	66
1998	48.3	47.6	65.7
1997	48	48.5	65.5
1996	47.8	49	65.2
1995	47.7	51.1	64.9
1994	47.7	52.5	64.3
1993	47.7	54	64.4
1992	47.7	55.6	64.3
1991	47.6	57	64.1
1990	47.6	58.3	64
1989	47.5	59.5	63.8
1988	47.5	60.2	63.4
1987	47.4	60.7	63.2
1986	45.7	61	62.7
1985	45.5	60.9	62.2
1984	43.7	60.6	61.9
1983	43.5	60	61.5
1982	43.3	59.9	61.3
1981	43.5	59.5	60.9
1980	43.5	59.1	60.5
1979	45.4	54.9	60.2
1978	45.6	54.7	59.5
1977	45.8	57	59.2
1976	46.2	57.6	58.6
1975	46.5	58.3	58.3
1974	46.9	58.2	58.1
1973	47	58.1	57.7
1972	47.2	58.2	57.2
1971	47.2	58	56
1970	49.6	57.8	56.3
1969	49.5	57.5	56
1968	49.3	57.1	55.6
1967	49	56.8	55.1
1966	48.5	56.4	54.6
1965	48.3	55.9	54
1964	47.9	55.4	54.3
1963	47.4	54.9	53.7
1962	46.8	54.5	53.2
1961	46.3	54	50.4
1960	45.6	53.5	47.8
1959	45	53	49.6
1958	44.3	52.6	51.6
1957	43.7	52.2	51.1
1956	43	51.8	50.7
1955	42.4	51.4	50.2
1954	41.8	51	49.7
1953	41.3	50.6	48.8
1952	40.8	50.2	48.2
1951	40.2	49.8	47.1
1950	39.7	49.4	46.4
1945	28.8	–	–
1937	26.4	–	–
1927	23.9	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Uganda	Zimbabwe	World
2024	68.567.1–69.9	63.161.6–64.5	73.3
2025	68.766.8–70.7	63.461.1–65.3	73.5
2026	68.966.6–71.3	63.660.9–66	73.8
2027	69.166.3–71.9	63.960.8–66.8	73.9
2028	69.466.3–72.5	64.260.7–67.3	74.1
2029	69.666.1–72.8	64.460.7–68	74.2
2030	69.866.1–73.4	64.760.7–68.4	74.4
2031	7066.1–73.7	6560.5–69	74.5
2032	70.266.2–74.1	65.260.4–69.5	74.7
2033	70.466–74.5	65.460.6–70.1	74.8
2034	70.666–74.7	65.760.7–70.4	75
2035	70.866–75.2	65.960.6–70.8	75.1
2036	7166–75.5	66.260.7–71.1	75.3
2037	71.165.9–75.8	66.460.7–71.4	75.4
2038	71.365.9–76.2	66.660.5–71.9	75.5
2039	71.566–76.5	66.860.8–72.3	75.7
2040	71.766.1–76.9	6760.8–72.7	75.8
2041	71.965.9–77.2	67.360.9–73	75.9
2042	7266.1–77.5	67.560.9–73.3	76.1
2043	72.266–77.8	67.761.1–73.7	76.2
2044	72.466.3–78.3	67.961.1–74.2	76.3
2045	72.666.2–78.6	68.161.1–74.5	76.5
2046	72.766.3–79.1	68.361–74.8	76.6
2047	72.966.1–79.3	68.561–74.8	76.7
2048	73.166.1–79.5	68.761.3–75.2	76.8
2049	73.366.1–79.9	68.961.4–75.4	76.9
2050	73.466.1–80.2	69.161.6–75.6	77
2051	73.666.1–80.7	69.361.7–76	77.1
2052	73.866–80.9	69.561.7–76.1	77.2
2053	73.965.9–81.2	69.661.7–76.3	77.3
2054	74.166.1–81.5	69.861.9–76.7	77.4
2055	74.366–81.7	7061.9–77.2	77.6
2056	74.466.3–81.9	70.262–77.4	77.7
2057	74.666.4–82.2	70.362.3–77.6	77.8
2058	74.766.3–82.4	70.562.4–77.9	77.9
2059	74.966.2–82.5	70.762.3–78.1	78
2060	75.166.5–82.9	70.962.5–78.3	78.1
2061	75.266.3–83.1	7162.5–78.6	78.2
2062	75.466.6–83.6	71.262.6–78.8	78.3
2063	75.666.6–83.7	71.462.5–79.2	78.4
2064	75.766.5–83.9	71.562.6–79.4	78.5
2065	75.966.6–84.1	71.762.7–79.9	78.6
2066	7666.5–84.3	71.862.7–80.2	78.7
2067	76.266.7–84.5	7262.6–80.3	78.8
2068	76.466.7–84.6	72.262.5–80.6	78.9
2069	76.566.9–84.8	72.362.8–80.9	79
2070	76.767–85	72.562.9–81.2	79.1
2071	76.866.7–85.4	72.663–81.4	79.2
2072	7767.4–85.6	72.863–81.5	79.3
2073	77.167.2–85.7	72.963.3–82	79.4
2074	77.367.4–85.8	73.163.4–81.9	79.4
2075	77.467.5–86	73.363.6–82.4	79.5
2076	77.667.7–86.1	73.463.7–82.6	79.6
2077	77.767.6–86.1	73.663.6–82.7	79.7
2078	77.967.9–86.5	73.763.6–83.1	79.8
2079	78.167.7–86.5	73.963.8–83.4	79.9
2080	78.267.3–86.6	74.163.8–83.6	80
2081	78.467.3–86.9	74.263.8–83.5	80.1
2082	78.567.1–87	74.463.9–83.6	80.2
2083	78.767.3–87	74.564–84	80.3
2084	78.867.3–87.1	74.764.2–84.1	80.3
2085	78.967.2–87.5	74.864.4–84.2	80.4
2086	79.167.3–87.7	7564.7–84.6	80.5
2087	79.267.4–87.9	75.164.4–84.7	80.6
2088	79.467.6–88	75.364.5–84.7	80.7
2089	79.567.7–88.2	75.464.5–85	80.8
2090	79.767.4–88.4	75.664.5–85.2	80.9
2091	79.867.7–88.6	75.864.6–85.1	81
2092	8067.6–88.6	75.964.8–85.5	81
2093	80.167.8–88.8	76.165–85.8	81.1
2094	80.367.8–89	76.264.9–85.9	81.2
2095	80.467.6–89.2	76.465–85.9	81.3
2096	80.567.8–89.4	76.565.3–85.9	81.4
2097	80.767.9–89.4	76.765.6–86.2	81.5
2098	80.868.1–89.6	76.965.5–86.5	81.6
2099	8168.1–89.8	7765.7–86.6	81.7
2100	81.168.3–89.8	77.265.7–86.7	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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