Health in Zimbabwe

1,219 indicators covering health for Zimbabwe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who 7.94 2021 up 39.3% 69th
Deaths from substance use disorders who 85.73 2021 up 84.9% 71st
Death rates opioid overdoses by age 0 2021 β€” 1st
Death rates amphetamine overdoses by age 0 2021 β€” 1st
Death rates cocaine overdoses by age 0 2021 β€” 1st
Deaths drug use disorders by sex 28.77 2021 up 46.5% 54th
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex 2.59 2021 up 35.6% 49th
Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex 0.75 2021 up 44.2% 71st
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 25.42 2021 up 47.8% 48th
Deaths from substance disorders who 131.17 2021 up 74.8% 111th
Death rates substance disorders who 0.8303 2021 up 50.5% 149th
Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 β€” 15th
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 38.85 2021 up 50.8% 89th
Dengue fever deaths 0.02 2021 up 100.0% 86th
Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 348.26 2021 up 0.8% 38th
Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 806.9 2021 up 23.4% 27th
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 7.94 2021 down 4.0% 14th
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 45.44 2021 up 1.4% 23rd
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 110.03 2021 up 1.6% 76th
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 23,251 2021 up 25.3% 79th
Total disease burden who 8.34 million 2021 down 10.1% 62nd
Burden of disease who 52,166 2021 down 26.8% 23rd
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 89.27 2021 up 8.3% 110th
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 68.8% 2023 up 6.3% 12th
Male female ratio suicides rates 2.44 2021 up 7.8% 144th
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 16,541 2021 down 60.0% 42nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 6,477 2021 down 66.2% 25th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 1,193 2021 down 77.0% 67th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 93.0% 2024 up 14.8% 20th
Share of women who are smoking 1.2 2022 down 53.8% 150th
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 22.1 2022 down 24.6% 113th
Share of men who are smoking 22.1 2022 down 24.6% 113th
Adults smoking 2007 2018 11.6 2022 down 27.0% 128th
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 235 2024 down 38.3% 47th
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 25.1% 2023 down 29.3% 13th
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 11.36 per 1,000 people 2024 down 88.4% 50th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 8,640 2021 down 31.4% 39th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 7.1 2014 up 10.9% 131st
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.14 2014 down 1.3% 122nd
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 4.6 2014 up 7.0% 172nd
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 2.98 million 2024 down 57.7% 49th
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 2.98 million 2024 down 57.7% 51st
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 183 2015 up 71.0% 24th
Births attended by skilled health personnel 84.6% 2024 up 5.8% 138th
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 47.47 2019 down 31.2% 36th
Number of new leprosy cases 10 2024 down 44.4% 86th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 97.48 million constant US$ 2024 up 28.5% 31st
Pharmacists 1.32 2024 up 842.9% 110th
Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.3 per 10,000 people 2023 up 76.5% 135th
Low birth weight prevalence 11.8% 2020 down 4.8% 59th
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 88.0% 2025 β€” 128th
Low birth weight number 57.5 2020 down 3.2% 37th
Number of new hivaids infections who 15,000 2024 down 66.7% 15th
Reported rabies deaths 8 2024 down 50.0% 26th
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 671,000 2030 up 0.1% 89th
Incidence of malaria 11.36 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 88.4% 50th
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 33,304 2025 down 43.5% 8th
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 16.26 2023 up 7.1% 104th
Death rate road traffic injuries 41.2 2019 up 9.6% 2nd
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 9,867 2023 down 13.5% 43rd