Number of child deaths in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of child deaths was 31,802 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31,802 deaths
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
35th
of 199 countries
All-time high
42,357 deaths
in 2009
All-time low
26,019 deaths
in 1959
Years of data
66
1959–2024
Number of child deaths in Zimbabwe, 1959–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 31,802 deaths for number of child deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths in Zimbabwe peaked at 42,357 deaths in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26,019 deaths, in 1959.
That places Zimbabwe 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of child deaths in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 26,019 deaths | — |
| 1960 | 26,298 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 26,476 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 26,606 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 26,677 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 26,691 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 26,626 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 26,585 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 26,567 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 26,720 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 27,069 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 27,520 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 28,067 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 28,843 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 29,864 deaths | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 31,061 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 32,360 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 33,599 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 34,717 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 35,758 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 36,379 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 36,571 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 37,001 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 36,844 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 35,516 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 33,859 deaths | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 32,080 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 30,581 deaths | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 29,538 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 28,974 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 29,174 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 30,151 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 31,654 deaths | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 33,397 deaths | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 34,962 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 36,347 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 36,616 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 38,233 deaths | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 36,413 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 36,294 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 38,798 deaths | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 40,153 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 40,123 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 40,055 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 40,004 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 40,255 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 40,612 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 38,761 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 40,455 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 41,619 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 42,357 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 41,493 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 38,631 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 34,729 deaths | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 32,162 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 30,262 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 29,187 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 27,618 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 26,747 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 26,347 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 27,534 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 29,228 deaths | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 29,951 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 31,207 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 31,538 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 31,802 deaths | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26,019 deaths | 26,019 deaths | 26,019 deaths | 1 |
| 1960s | 26,632 deaths | 26,298 deaths | 27,069 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 31,817 deaths | 27,520 deaths | 36,379 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,014 deaths | 28,974 deaths | 37,001 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,286 deaths | 30,151 deaths | 38,798 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,439 deaths | 38,761 deaths | 42,357 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,471 deaths | 26,347 deaths | 41,493 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,745 deaths | 29,228 deaths | 31,802 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths in Zimbabwe?
- Number of child deaths in Zimbabwe was 31,802 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 42,357 deaths in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,019 deaths in 1959.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of child deaths?
- Zimbabwe ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .