Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 3,543 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zimbabwe is 3,543, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zimbabwe peaked at 3,747 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,714, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,714 | — |
| 1991 | 1,883 | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 2,036 | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 2,199 | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 2,385 | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 2,604 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 2,856 | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 3,116 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 3,359 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 3,558 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 3,689 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 3,747 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,693 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3,560 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3,388 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3,205 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 3,042 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2,936 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,865 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 2,791 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2,728 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2,682 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,660 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,667 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,724 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2,823 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2,942 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 3,060 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 3,176 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 3,271 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3,342 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 3,412 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 3,460 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3,508 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 3,543 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,571 | 1,714 | 3,558 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,292 | 2,791 | 3,747 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,873 | 2,660 | 3,271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,453 | 3,342 | 3,543 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zimbabwe?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Zimbabwe was 3,543 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,747 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,714 in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Zimbabwe ranks 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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