Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 33.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33.68
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 200 countries
All-time high
33.68
in 2024
All-time low
17.73
in 1992
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 20.41991: 18.71992: 17.71993: 17.71994: 18.71995: 20.31996: 21.91997: 23.21998: 23.61999: 23.42000: 232001: 22.92002: 23.22003: 23.72004: 24.42005: 25.32006: 26.52007: 27.72008: 28.42009: 28.52010: 28.12011: 27.52012: 272013: 26.72014: 26.92015: 27.32016: 27.92017: 28.62018: 29.42019: 30.32020: 31.32021: 32.22022: 33.12023: 33.62024: 33.7

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Zimbabwe stood at 33.68. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Zimbabwe peaked at 33.68 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.73, in 1992.

That places Zimbabwe 5th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Zimbabwe, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 20.38
1991 18.69 -8.3%
1992 17.73 -5.1%
1993 17.74 +0.0%
1994 18.71 +5.5%
1995 20.26 +8.3%
1996 21.91 +8.2%
1997 23.19 +5.9%
1998 23.65 +2.0%
1999 23.39 -1.1%
2000 23 -1.7%
2001 22.92 -0.4%
2002 23.2 +1.2%
2003 23.68 +2.1%
2004 24.37 +2.9%
2005 25.34 +4.0%
2006 26.51 +4.6%
2007 27.68 +4.4%
2008 28.39 +2.6%
2009 28.49 +0.3%
2010 28.12 -1.3%
2011 27.53 -2.1%
2012 26.97 -2.0%
2013 26.7 -1.0%
2014 26.85 +0.6%
2015 27.3 +1.7%
2016 27.86 +2.1%
2017 28.58 +2.6%
2018 29.42 +2.9%
2019 30.33 +3.1%
2020 31.28 +3.1%
2021 32.25 +3.1%
2022 33.07 +2.6%
2023 33.57 +1.5%
2024 33.68 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.57 17.73 23.65 10
2000s 25.36 22.92 28.49 10
2010s 27.97 26.7 30.33 10
2020s 32.77 31.28 33.68 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

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  2. 3 Pakistan 36.1 compare
  3. 4 Somalia 34.24 compare
  4. 6 Afghanistan 33.14 compare
  5. 7 Liberia 32.94 compare
  6. 8 Niger 32.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Zimbabwe?
Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Zimbabwe was 33.68 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 33.68 in 2024.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 17.73 in 1992.
How does Zimbabwe rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
Zimbabwe ranks 5th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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