Infant mortality rate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Infant mortality rate was 3.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of infants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Zimbabwe is 3.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 10.3% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 4 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 138,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 148,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 148,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 156,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 163,038 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Zimbabwe?
- Infant mortality rate in Zimbabwe was 3.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for infant mortality rate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.