Number of infant deaths in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of infant deaths was 30,713 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30,713
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
28th
of 196 countries
All-time high
33,309
in 2010
All-time low
13,968
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 30,713 for number of infant deaths in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Zimbabwe peaked at 33,309 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13,968, in 1960.
That places Zimbabwe 28th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13,968 | — |
| 1961 | 14,148 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 14,307 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 14,427 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 14,522 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 14,581 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 14,667 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 14,761 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 14,966 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 15,292 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 15,702 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 16,179 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 16,839 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 17,679 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 18,612 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 19,612 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 20,604 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 21,538 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 22,463 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 23,134 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 23,659 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 24,823 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 25,497 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 24,992 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 24,129 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 23,021 | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 22,008 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 21,135 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 20,240 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 19,591 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 19,231 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 19,186 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 19,414 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 19,651 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 20,118 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 20,208 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 22,175 | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 22,804 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 23,005 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 23,933 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 24,536 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 25,009 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 25,545 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 26,216 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 27,419 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 28,589 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 29,056 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 30,682 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 32,020 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 33,272 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 33,309 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 32,544 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 30,300 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 29,142 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 27,652 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 26,852 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 25,972 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 25,483 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 25,398 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 26,142 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 27,412 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 28,740 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 30,039 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 30,569 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 30,713 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,564 | 13,968 | 15,292 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,236 | 15,702 | 23,134 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,910 | 19,591 | 25,497 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,972 | 19,186 | 23,933 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,234 | 24,536 | 33,272 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,279 | 25,398 | 33,309 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,495 | 27,412 | 30,713 | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.414 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4476 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Zimbabwe?
- Number of infant deaths in Zimbabwe was 30,713 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 33,309 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,968 in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of infant deaths?
- Zimbabwe ranks 28th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.