Neonatal infant and child deaths in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 16,739 in 2024. β² Rising
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Zimbabwe, 1966β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal infant and child deaths in Zimbabwe stood at 16,739. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in Zimbabwe peaked at 16,739 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,244, in 1993.
That places Zimbabwe 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,354 | 7,028 | 7,719 | 4 |
| 1970s | 9,793 | 8,018 | 10,997 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,631 | 8,064 | 11,926 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,635 | 6,244 | 9,801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,477 | 9,874 | 14,024 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,828 | 13,309 | 14,406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,119 | 15,038 | 16,739 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 874.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4771 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 138,900 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Zimbabwe?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in Zimbabwe was 16,739 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 16,739 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,244 in 1993.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- Zimbabwe ranks 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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