Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 0.952 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.952
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
59th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.68
in 2003
All-time low
0.9127
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Zimbabwe, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Zimbabwe stood at 0.952.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.68 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9127, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 59th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6 | — |
| 2001 | 1.63 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.66 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.68 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.68 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.64 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.54 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.48 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.41 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.31 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.22 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.13 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.02 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9916 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9691 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9542 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9336 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9194 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9127 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.952 | +4.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.952 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.952 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7685, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.59 | 1.41 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 0.9194 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9324 | 0.9127 | 0.952 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Zimbabwe?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Zimbabwe was 0.952 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 in 2003.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9127 in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- Zimbabwe ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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