Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 51 highest in 2019. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Zimbabwe is 51 highest, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Zimbabwe peaked at 70 highest in 2009 and was at its lowest, 51 highest, in 2019.
That places Zimbabwe 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 56 highest | — |
| 1999 | 62 highest | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 57 highest | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 70 highest | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 58 highest | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 59 highest | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 52 highest | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 51 highest | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59 highest | 56 highest | 62 highest | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.5 highest | 57 highest | 70 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 55 highest | 51 highest | 59 highest | 4 |
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- 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 under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Zimbabwe?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Zimbabwe was 51 highest in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 70 highest in 2009.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 highest in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Zimbabwe ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).