Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male was 2,005 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2,005 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 2,005 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 977, in 1990.
That places Zimbabwe 45th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 977 | — |
| 1991 | 1,030 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1,020 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1,007 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1,048 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1,118 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 1,206 | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 1,308 | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 1,413 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1,496 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1,551 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1,576 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1,580 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,540 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,495 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1,448 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,400 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,374 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,374 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,355 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,340 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1,342 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,352 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,385 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,436 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,511 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1,597 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1,676 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1,738 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,803 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1,851 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1,880 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,914 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,962 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2,005 | +2.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 2,005 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 911, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 2,005 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,650, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,162 | 977 | 1,496 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,469 | 1,355 | 1,580 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,518 | 1,340 | 1,803 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,922 | 1,851 | 2,005 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Zimbabwe?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Zimbabwe was 2,005 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,005 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 977 in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 45th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male adolescents ages 15-19 years