Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 1,761 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe stood at 1,761. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe peaked at 3,103 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,761, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 197 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 deaths ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,592 | — |
| 1991 | 2,610 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 2,725 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 2,790 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 2,691 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2,600 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2,523 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 2,491 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2,500 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,506 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,508 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,523 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,565 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2,642 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2,752 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2,879 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 2,992 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 3,073 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 3,103 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3,075 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3,001 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 2,898 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2,779 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 2,670 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2,580 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2,518 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,473 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,435 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2,378 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 2,298 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 2,197 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 2,081 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1,965 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 1,851 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 1,761 | -4.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1,761 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 842, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1,761 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,087, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,603 | 2,491 | 2,790 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,811 | 2,508 | 3,103 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,603 | 2,298 | 3,001 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,971 | 1,761 | 2,197 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.38 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.48 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe was 1,761 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 5-9 years recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,103 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,761 in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Zimbabwe ranks 45th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years