Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 33.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.0585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0141 units per person (2025)
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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