Number of under-five deaths, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of under-five deaths, male was 17,703 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17,703
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
35th
of 197 countries
All-time high
23,151
in 2009
All-time low
14,067
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 17,703 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 23,151 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14,067, in 1960.
That places Zimbabwe 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14,067 | — |
| 1961 | 14,164 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 14,249 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 14,303 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 14,311 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 14,301 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 14,301 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 14,314 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 14,412 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 14,629 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 14,903 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 15,215 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 15,653 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 16,228 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 16,904 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 17,636 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 18,314 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 18,926 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 19,495 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 19,852 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 19,954 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 20,223 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 20,200 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 19,517 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 18,650 | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 17,706 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 16,901 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 16,329 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 15,997 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 16,046 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 16,509 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 17,248 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 18,137 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 18,933 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 19,644 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 19,791 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 20,696 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 19,795 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 19,739 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 21,072 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 21,784 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 21,785 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21,762 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 21,752 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 21,922 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 22,133 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 21,210 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 22,114 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 22,741 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 23,151 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 22,726 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 21,244 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 19,205 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 17,873 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 16,856 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 16,266 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 15,411 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 14,934 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 14,721 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 15,365 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 16,284 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 16,681 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 17,375 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 17,532 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 17,703 | +1.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 17,703 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,546, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 17,703 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,430, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,305 | 14,067 | 14,629 | 10 |
| 1970s | 17,313 | 14,903 | 19,852 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,152 | 15,997 | 20,223 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,156 | 16,509 | 21,072 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,035 | 21,210 | 23,151 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,460 | 14,721 | 22,726 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,115 | 16,284 | 17,703 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 in Zimbabwe?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Zimbabwe was 17,703 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 23,151 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,067 in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.