Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.3826 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3826
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
24th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 1978
All-time low
0.3696
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 25 by sex in Zimbabwe is 0.3826, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.37 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.3696, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.7335 | — |
| 1951 | 0.7188 | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 0.7051 | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.692 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.6792 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.667 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.6547 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.6423 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.6312 | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.6178 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 0.6039 | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.5902 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5765 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5622 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5489 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5343 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5236 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5135 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5058 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4903 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4816 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4749 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4672 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5129 | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5087 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5064 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6543 | +29.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8095 | +23.7% |
| 1978 | 1.37 | +69.8% |
| 1979 | 1.35 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.455 | -66.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4532 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.446 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4672 | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4389 | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4413 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4461 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4661 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4866 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5157 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5536 | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.599 | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6528 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7132 | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.774 | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8419 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9859 | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9785 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.05 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.12 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.14 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.21 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.12 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.13 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.04 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9492 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9105 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8541 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7519 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6907 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6178 | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5648 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5303 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.489 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4657 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.452 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4324 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4318 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3696 | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4153 | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.395 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3826 | -3.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.3826 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2668, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.3826 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3229, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +69.8% | 0.8095 | 1.37 |
| 1980 | -66.4% | 1.35 | 0.455 |
| 1976 | +29.2% | 0.5064 | 0.6543 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6742 | 0.6178 | 0.7335 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5449 | 0.4903 | 0.6039 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7145 | 0.4672 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4616 | 0.4389 | 0.5157 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8272 | 0.5536 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 0.8541 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5426 | 0.4318 | 0.7519 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3906 | 0.3696 | 0.4153 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Zimbabwe?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Zimbabwe was 0.3826 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 1978.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3696 in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Zimbabwe ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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