Lifetime risk of maternal death in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Zimbabwe, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Zimbabwe is 1.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1995.
Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.4% | — |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 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 lifetime risk of maternal death in Zimbabwe?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Zimbabwe was 1.3% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1995.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Zimbabwe ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.