Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 6.47 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.47
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 199 countries
All-time high
12
in 1980
All-time low
5.63
in 2018
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Zimbabwe, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Zimbabwe stood at 6.47.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Zimbabwe peaked at 12 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.63, 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 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.61 | 8.02 | 12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.74 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.23 | 8.76 | 9.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.41 | 5.63 | 8.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.34 | 6.17 | 6.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 compare
- 16 Cameroon 6.48 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 6.45 compare
- 19 Madagascar 6.24 compare
- 20 Sudan 6.16 compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 874.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 228,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 214,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 224,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 222,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 230,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 230,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Zimbabwe?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Zimbabwe was 6.47 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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