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Number of infants who die before age 1 in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 16,491 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16,491 deaths
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
41st
of 236 countries
All-time high
28,041 deaths
in 2009
All-time low
14,288 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of infants who die before age 1 in Zimbabwe is 16,491 deaths, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Zimbabwe peaked at 28,041 deaths in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14,288 deaths, in 1950.

Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Zimbabwe, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 14,288 deaths —
1951 14,517 deaths +1.6%
1952 14,665 deaths +1.0%
1953 14,814 deaths +1.0%
1954 14,964 deaths +1.0%
1955 15,117 deaths +1.0%
1956 15,293 deaths +1.2%
1957 15,473 deaths +1.2%
1958 15,640 deaths +1.1%
1959 15,788 deaths +0.9%
1960 15,921 deaths +0.8%
1961 16,045 deaths +0.8%
1962 16,148 deaths +0.6%
1963 16,221 deaths +0.5%
1964 16,281 deaths +0.4%
1965 16,364 deaths +0.5%
1966 16,432 deaths +0.4%
1967 16,531 deaths +0.6%
1968 16,696 deaths +1.0%
1969 16,922 deaths +1.4%
1970 17,235 deaths +1.8%
1971 17,618 deaths +2.2%
1972 18,165 deaths +3.1%
1973 18,829 deaths +3.7%
1974 19,456 deaths +3.3%
1975 20,139 deaths +3.5%
1976 20,726 deaths +2.9%
1977 21,195 deaths +2.3%
1978 21,470 deaths +1.3%
1979 21,434 deaths -0.2%
1980 21,354 deaths -0.4%
1981 22,525 deaths +5.5%
1982 22,574 deaths +0.2%
1983 22,268 deaths -1.4%
1984 21,409 deaths -3.9%
1985 20,638 deaths -3.6%
1986 19,969 deaths -3.2%
1987 19,529 deaths -2.2%
1988 19,126 deaths -2.1%
1989 19,135 deaths +0.0%
1990 19,533 deaths +2.1%
1991 20,229 deaths +3.6%
1992 21,077 deaths +4.2%
1993 21,048 deaths -0.1%
1994 21,222 deaths +0.8%
1995 21,573 deaths +1.7%
1996 22,600 deaths +4.8%
1997 23,623 deaths +4.5%
1998 24,768 deaths +4.8%
1999 25,797 deaths +4.2%
2000 26,244 deaths +1.7%
2001 26,333 deaths +0.3%
2002 26,450 deaths +0.4%
2003 26,665 deaths +0.8%
2004 26,799 deaths +0.5%
2005 26,756 deaths -0.2%
2006 26,640 deaths -0.4%
2007 27,002 deaths +1.4%
2008 27,691 deaths +2.6%
2009 28,041 deaths +1.3%
2010 27,469 deaths -2.0%
2011 26,764 deaths -2.6%
2012 25,549 deaths -4.5%
2013 24,037 deaths -5.9%
2014 22,175 deaths -7.7%
2015 20,542 deaths -7.4%
2016 19,266 deaths -6.2%
2017 18,371 deaths -4.6%
2018 17,739 deaths -3.4%
2019 17,470 deaths -1.5%
2020 17,143 deaths -1.9%
2021 16,971 deaths -1.0%
2022 16,890 deaths -0.5%
2023 16,491 deaths -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15,056 deaths 14,288 deaths 15,788 deaths 10
1960s 16,356 deaths 15,921 deaths 16,922 deaths 10
1970s 19,627 deaths 17,235 deaths 21,470 deaths 10
1980s 20,853 deaths 19,126 deaths 22,574 deaths 10
1990s 22,147 deaths 19,533 deaths 25,797 deaths 10
2000s 26,862 deaths 26,244 deaths 28,041 deaths 10
2010s 21,938 deaths 17,470 deaths 27,469 deaths 10
2020s 16,874 deaths 16,491 deaths 17,143 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 38 Malawi 19,533 deaths compare
  2. 39 United States of America 19,398 deaths compare
  3. 40 Sierra Leone 18,532 deaths compare
  4. 42 Burundi 16,295 deaths compare
  5. 43 Algeria 16,175 deaths compare
  6. 44 Central African Republic 15,853 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Zimbabwe?
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Zimbabwe was 16,491 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 28,041 deaths in 2009.
What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 14,288 deaths in 1950.
How does Zimbabwe rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
Zimbabwe ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.