Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 63 lowest in 2019. ▲ Rising
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 63 lowest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in 2019.
That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Zimbabwe peaked at 68 lowest in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48 lowest, in 2006.
That places Zimbabwe 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52 lowest | — |
| 1999 | 59 lowest | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 48 lowest | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 67 lowest | +39.6% |
| 2011 | 55 lowest | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 53 lowest | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 68 lowest | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 63 lowest | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5 lowest | 52 lowest | 59 lowest | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.5 lowest | 48 lowest | 67 lowest | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.75 lowest | 53 lowest | 68 lowest | 4 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Zimbabwe?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Zimbabwe was 63 lowest in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 68 lowest in 2015.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 lowest in 2006.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Zimbabwe ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).