Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita was 0.0011 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0011 units per person.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0037 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0037 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0035 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0032 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.003 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0029 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.003 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.003 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.002 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.001 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 0.0011 units per person compare
- 19 Equatorial Guinea 0.0011 units per person compare
- 20 Madagascar 0.0011 units per person compare
- 22 Togo 0.001 units per person compare
- 23 Afghanistan 0.001 units per person compare
- 24 Angola 0.001 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 under-five deaths, male, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0011 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 under-five deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male 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 under-five deaths, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male 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 under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.