Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe is 4 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe peaked at 8.4 per 1,000 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Zimbabwe 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 7.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7.9 per 1,000 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 per 1,000 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 8.1 per 1,000 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.2 per 1,000 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.3 per 1,000 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.4 per 1,000 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.3 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 7 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 6.7 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 5 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.83 per 1,000 | 7.8 per 1,000 | 7.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.23 per 1,000 | 8 per 1,000 | 8.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.29 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 7.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.34 per 1,000 | 4 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Zimbabwe was 4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 per 1,000 in 2004.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Zimbabwe ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.