Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 64.66 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
64.66
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 200 countries
All-time high
108.05
in 1996
All-time low
56.34
in 2018
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 64.66 for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Zimbabwe peaked at 108.05 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 56.34, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.43 | 84.01 | 108.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.34 | 87.64 | 99.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.13 | 56.34 | 85.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.38 | 61.65 | 64.66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 67.97 compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 67.34 compare
- 16 Cameroon 64.84 compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 64.47 compare
- 19 Madagascar 62.4 compare
- 20 Sudan 61.6 compare
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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 0.7653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5229 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Zimbabwe?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Zimbabwe was 64.66 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 108.05 in 1996.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.34 in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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