What is births and deaths per year in Zimbabwe?

Births and deaths per year in Zimbabwe was 124,412 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 208,623 deaths in 2001.

What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 46,669 deaths in 1950.

How does Zimbabwe rank for births and deaths per year?

Zimbabwe ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Births and deaths per year in Zimbabwe

Name: Births and deaths per year in Zimbabwe
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zimbabwe: Births and deaths per year was 124,412 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

124,412 deaths

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

69th

of 236 countries

All-time high

208,623 deaths

in 2001

All-time low

46,669 deaths

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Births and deaths per year in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, births and deaths per year in Zimbabwe stood at 124,412 deaths.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Zimbabwe peaked at 208,623 deaths in 2001 and was at its lowest, 46,669 deaths, in 1950.

Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	50,583 deaths	46,669 deaths	53,545 deaths	10
1960s	55,572 deaths	53,951 deaths	57,639 deaths	10
1970s	68,872 deaths	58,551 deaths	84,155 deaths	10
1980s	78,787 deaths	74,551 deaths	88,112 deaths	10
1990s	138,536 deaths	94,530 deaths	187,262 deaths	10
2000s	196,853 deaths	183,777 deaths	208,623 deaths	10
2010s	140,022 deaths	125,092 deaths	170,234 deaths	10
2020s	128,628 deaths	124,412 deaths	138,738 deaths	4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

66 Hungary 128,064 deaths compare
67 Chile 127,690 deaths compare
68 Greece 127,016 deaths compare
70 Benin 124,130 deaths compare
71 Belarus 121,586 deaths compare
72 Syria 118,896 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Zimbabwe

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 138,900 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 148,863 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 148,532 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 156,495 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,244 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 163,038 (2025)

All data for Zimbabwe →

Frequently asked questions

What is births and deaths per year in Zimbabwe?: Births and deaths per year in Zimbabwe was 124,412 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 208,623 deaths in 2001.
What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 46,669 deaths in 1950.
How does Zimbabwe rank for births and deaths per year?: Zimbabwe ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of deaths in a calendar year.