Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 39 highest in 2019. ▬ Flat
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 39 highest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Zimbabwe peaked at 54 highest in 2009 and was at its lowest, 39 highest, in 2019.
Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 42 highest | — |
| 1999 | 44 highest | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 45 highest | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 54 highest | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 48 highest | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 49 highest | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 43 highest | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 39 highest | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43 highest | 42 highest | 44 highest | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.5 highest | 45 highest | 54 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.75 highest | 39 highest | 49 highest | 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.414 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4476 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Zimbabwe?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Zimbabwe was 39 highest in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 54 highest in 2009.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 highest in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Zimbabwe ranks 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q5 (highest). 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).