Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) was 55.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
55.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 197 countries
All-time high
70.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
46.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, female in Zimbabwe is 55.8 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 70.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 46.9 per 1,000 live births, in 1991.
That places Zimbabwe 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 69.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 68.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 66.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 62.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 61.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 60.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 60 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 60.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 61.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 63.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 64.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 65.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 66.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 66.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 64.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 58.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 55.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 52.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 49 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 47.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 47 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 51 per 1,000 live births | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 51.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 54.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 52.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 52.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 51.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 51.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 52.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 58.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 62.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 62.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 57.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 52.5 per 1,000 live births | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 48.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 49.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 51.6 per 1,000 live births | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 55 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 55.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 55.8 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.1 per 1,000 live births, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 55.8 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.05 per 1,000 live births, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.79 per 1,000 live births | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.07 per 1,000 live births | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | 66.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.42 per 1,000 live births | 47.9 per 1,000 live births | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.75 per 1,000 live births | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | 51.5 per 1,000 live births | 62.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.28 per 1,000 live births | 48.2 per 1,000 live births | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3 per 1,000 live births | 51.6 per 1,000 live births | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Zimbabwe?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Zimbabwe was 55.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.