Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of infant deaths, female, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.0008 units per person for number of infant deaths, female, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0016 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0016 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.001 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 8 Guinea 0.0009 units per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.0008 units per person compare
- 10 Mali 0.0008 units per person compare
- 12 Afghanistan 0.0007 units per person compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.0007 units per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.0007 units per person compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0008 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of infant deaths, female, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.