Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.0028 units per square kilometre for child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0424 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per square kilometre, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 92nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0318 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0317 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0311 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.033 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0252 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0311 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0028 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0092 units per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0028 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0271 units per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +46.7% | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0311 units per square kilometre | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.037 units per square kilometre | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 89 Panama 0.0032 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 Turkmenistan 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Kuwait 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
- 93 Solomon Islands 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Dominica 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Tunisia 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0701 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths life stage, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0424 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest child deaths life stage, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for child deaths life stage, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths life stage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths life stage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths life stage ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Child deaths life stage Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths life stage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.