Number of child deaths, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.0019 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.0019 deaths per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0069 deaths per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 deaths per person, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 22nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0069 deaths per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0067 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0066 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0064 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.006 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0058 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0056 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0055 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0054 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0053 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 deaths per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0053 deaths per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 deaths per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 deaths per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0054 deaths per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 deaths per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 deaths per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0044 deaths per person | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.004 deaths per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 deaths per person | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.003 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.003 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.003 deaths per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.003 deaths per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 deaths per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 deaths per person | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 deaths per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 deaths per person | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 deaths per person | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 deaths per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 deaths per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 deaths per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 deaths per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 deaths per person | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.002 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 deaths per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 deaths per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 deaths per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 deaths per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 deaths per person | 0.0054 deaths per person | 0.0069 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0053 deaths per person | 0.0052 deaths per person | 0.0055 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 deaths per person | 0.003 deaths per person | 0.0052 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0032 deaths per person | 0.003 deaths per person | 0.0034 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 deaths per person | 0.0031 deaths per person | 0.0034 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 deaths per person | 0.0018 deaths per person | 0.0031 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 deaths per person | 0.0019 deaths per person | 0.0019 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.002 deaths per person compare
- 20 Madagascar 0.0019 deaths per person compare
- 21 Togo 0.0019 deaths per person compare
- 23 Afghanistan 0.0018 deaths per person compare
- 24 Angola 0.0018 deaths per person compare
- 25 Uganda 0.0017 deaths per person compare
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0019 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 deaths per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 deaths per person in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.