Number of youth deaths in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of youth deaths was 35,990 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Zimbabwe is 35,990 deaths, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Zimbabwe peaked at 47,879 deaths in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31,132 deaths, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34,245 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 35,843 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 37,823 deaths | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 39,572 deaths | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 40,937 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 41,206 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 42,829 deaths | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 41,020 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 40,918 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 43,421 deaths | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 44,753 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 44,717 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44,712 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 44,790 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 45,201 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 45,727 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 44,030 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 45,852 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 47,101 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 47,879 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 47,009 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 44,099 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 40,109 deaths | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 37,437 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 35,429 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 34,254 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 32,592 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 31,631 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 31,132 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 32,219 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 33,810 deaths | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 34,430 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 35,595 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 35,822 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 35,990 deaths | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,781 deaths | 34,245 deaths | 43,421 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,476 deaths | 44,030 deaths | 47,879 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,591 deaths | 31,132 deaths | 47,009 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,129 deaths | 33,810 deaths | 35,990 deaths | 5 |
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- 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)
- 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 youth deaths in Zimbabwe?
- Number of youth deaths in Zimbabwe was 35,990 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 47,879 deaths in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,132 deaths in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of youth deaths?
- Zimbabwe ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.