Mortality rate, infant in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, infant was 62.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
62.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 197 countries
All-time high
79.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
53.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
Zimbabwe recorded 62.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Zimbabwe peaked at 79.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 53.5 per 1,000 live births, in 1991.
Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 78.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 75.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 74 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 72.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 69.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 68.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 68.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 68.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 68.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 69.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 71 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 73.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 75 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 76.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 76.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 75.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 73.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 70.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 66.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 63.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 60.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 58.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 55 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 54 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 53.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 55.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 58 per 1,000 live births | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 58.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 63.1 per 1,000 live births | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 62.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 59 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 58.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 61.7 per 1,000 live births | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 65.9 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 68.8 per 1,000 live births | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 69.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 69.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 64.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 58.8 per 1,000 live births | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 54.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 54.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 54.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 59.8 per 1,000 live births | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 62.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.33 per 1,000 live births | 68.1 per 1,000 live births | 79.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.05 per 1,000 live births | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | 76.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.61 per 1,000 live births | 55 per 1,000 live births | 76.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.7 per 1,000 live births | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | 63.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.53 per 1,000 live births | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | 69.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.51 per 1,000 live births | 54.2 per 1,000 live births | 67.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.76 per 1,000 live births | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 3 Niger 65.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 4 Somalia 65.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 5 Liberia 63.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Guinea 59.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 58.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 56.4 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Zimbabwe?
- Mortality rate, infant in Zimbabwe was 62.4 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 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Zimbabwe ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.