Number of neonatal deaths in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of neonatal deaths was 16,739 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Zimbabwe, 1966–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Zimbabwe is 16,739, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Zimbabwe peaked at 16,739 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,244, in 1993.
Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 7,028 | — |
| 1967 | 7,214 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 7,455 | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 7,719 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 8,018 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 8,366 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 8,796 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 9,297 | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 9,770 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 10,269 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 10,597 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 10,825 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 10,994 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 10,997 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11,133 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 11,926 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 11,894 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 11,757 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 11,409 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 10,969 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 10,444 | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 9,805 | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 8,913 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 8,064 | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 7,335 | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 6,787 | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 6,501 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 6,244 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 6,514 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 7,038 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 7,912 | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 8,787 | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 9,435 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 9,801 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 9,874 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 9,999 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 10,239 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 10,599 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 10,942 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 11,322 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 11,791 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 12,621 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 13,362 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 14,024 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 14,210 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 14,260 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14,081 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 13,836 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 13,514 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 13,340 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 13,309 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13,470 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 13,851 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 14,406 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 15,038 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 15,744 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 16,398 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 16,677 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 16,739 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,354 | 7,028 | 7,719 | 4 |
| 1970s | 9,793 | 8,018 | 10,997 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,631 | 8,064 | 11,926 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,635 | 6,244 | 9,801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,477 | 9,874 | 14,024 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,828 | 13,309 | 14,406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,119 | 15,038 | 16,739 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 874.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Zimbabwe?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Zimbabwe was 16,739 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 16,739 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,244 in 1993.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Zimbabwe ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.