Child mortality by sex in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Child mortality by sex was 7.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.1
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
17th
of 199 countries
All-time high
17.5
in 1954
All-time low
6.22
in 2018
Years of data
71
1954–2024
Child mortality by sex in Zimbabwe, 1954–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 7.1 for child mortality by sex in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Zimbabwe peaked at 17.5 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 6.22, in 2018.
That places Zimbabwe 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.
Child mortality by sex in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 17.5 | — |
| 1955 | 17.3 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 17.1 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 16.89 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 16.64 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 16.44 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 16.18 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 15.86 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 15.53 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 15.18 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 14.77 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 14.38 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 13.99 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 13.64 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 13.37 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 13.19 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 13.04 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 12.91 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 12.84 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 12.83 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 12.89 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 12.96 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 13 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 13.04 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 13.07 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 13.07 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 12.9 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 12.46 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 11.84 | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 11.12 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 10.39 | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 9.73 | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 9.21 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 8.88 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 8.74 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 8.82 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 9.09 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 9.47 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 9.9 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 10.43 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 10.98 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 11.14 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 11.56 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 10.8 | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 10.42 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 10.67 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 10.62 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 10.31 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 10.06 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.86 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 9.82 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.87 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.48 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 9.79 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 9.85 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.7 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.23 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 8.39 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 7.44 | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 6.89 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 6.59 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 6.53 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.35 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.26 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 6.22 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.47 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 6.79 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 6.86 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.03 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 7.04 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.1 | +0.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 7.1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.05, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 7.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.38, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.98 | 16.44 | 17.5 | 6 |
| 1960s | 14.61 | 13.19 | 16.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.96 | 12.83 | 13.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.41 | 8.74 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.44 | 9.09 | 11.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.94 | 9.48 | 10.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 | 6.22 | 9.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.96 | 6.79 | 7.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 7.34 compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 7.29 compare
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 7.13 compare
- 18 Cameroon 6.99 compare
- 19 Madagascar 6.74 compare
- 20 Sudan 6.64 compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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 mortality by sex in Zimbabwe?
- Child mortality by sex in Zimbabwe was 7.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5 in 1954.
- What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.22 in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for child mortality by sex?
- Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 71 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).