Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 183 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Zimbabwe, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Zimbabwe is 183, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Zimbabwe peaked at 218 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 | — |
| 2001 | 79 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 84 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 90 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 98 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 107 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 115 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 122 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 129 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 133 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 136 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 137 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 122 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 218 | +78.7% |
| 2014 | 190 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 183 | -3.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 183 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43, 4.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 183 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +78.7% | 122 | 218 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.2 | 75 | 133 | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.33 | 122 | 218 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Zimbabwe?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Zimbabwe was 183 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 218 in 2013.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Zimbabwe ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.