Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.079 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.079 deaths per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
45th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0861 deaths per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.0366 deaths per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe is 0.079 deaths per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0861 deaths per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0366 deaths per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 45th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0366 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.037 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0373 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0375 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0377 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0379 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0382 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0387 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0395 deaths per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0406 deaths per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0418 deaths per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0435 deaths per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0457 deaths per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0481 deaths per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0507 deaths per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0533 deaths per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0557 deaths per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0581 deaths per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0598 deaths per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0612 deaths per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0642 deaths per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0659 deaths per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0646 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0624 deaths per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0595 deaths per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0569 deaths per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0546 deaths per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0523 deaths per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0506 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0497 deaths per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0496 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0502 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0508 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.052 deaths per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0522 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0573 deaths per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0589 deaths per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0595 deaths per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0619 deaths per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0634 deaths per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0646 deaths per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.066 deaths per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0678 deaths per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0709 deaths per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0739 deaths per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0751 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0793 deaths per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0828 deaths per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.086 deaths per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0861 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0841 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0783 deaths per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0753 deaths per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0715 deaths per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0694 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0671 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0659 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0657 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0676 deaths per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0709 deaths per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0743 deaths per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0777 deaths per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.079 deaths per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.079 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0635 deaths per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.079 deaths per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0821 deaths per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0378 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0366 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0395 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0497 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0406 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0598 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0592 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0506 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0659 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0542 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0496 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0619 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.073 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0634 deaths per square kilometre | 0.086 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0731 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0657 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0861 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0755 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0709 deaths per square kilometre | 0.079 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 42 Cameroon 0.0827 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 43 Mauritius 0.0826 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 44 Senegal 0.0817 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 46 Tanzania 0.0776 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 47 Eswatini 0.0768 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 48 Micronesia (country) 0.0743 deaths per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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 infant deaths, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.079 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0861 deaths per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0366 deaths per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 45th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.