Health in Zimbabwe 1,219 indicators covering health for Zimbabwe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 19.1% 2019 up 203.2% 22nd Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q4 20.8% 2019 up 131.1% 17th Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 16.7% 2019 up 247.9% 22nd Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 22.0% 2019 up 171.6% 19th Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 2.58 million 2024 down 27.4% 7th Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q1 72.9% 2019 up 94.9% 14th Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 83.2% 2019 up 87.4% 12th Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 85.3% 2019 up 52.0% 19th Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 92.1% 2019 up 20.7% 17th Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 97.0% 2019 up 7.1% 15th Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 42.4 2024 up 5.2% 39th Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 102.14 2024 up 3.6% 35th Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 91 lowest 2019 down 8.1% 11th Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 74 2019 down 14.0% 15th Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 71 2019 down 19.3% 16th Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 71 2019 down 13.4% 14th Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 51 highest 2019 down 27.1% 14th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 63 lowest 2019 down 6.0% 6th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 51 2019 down 12.1% 12th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 53 2019 down 7.0% 10th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 56 2019 down 8.2% 5th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 39 highest 2019 down 27.8% 9th Private prepaid plans 30.9% 2008 up 88.9% 4th Health expenditure, private 61.6% 2001 up 149.2% 15th Health expenditure 45.72 million current US$ 2001 up 361.4% 48th Average cost of tuberculosis treatment by type 5 2023 — 60th Ever breastfed 98.6 2019 up 2.0% 6th Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months 50.3 2019 down 4.7% 41st Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants 559 2024 up 9.4% 26th HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 94.0% 2014 up 19.0% 35th Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians 1,055 2024 up 103.3% 24th Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Children born in the last 24 months 67.4 2024 up 14.4% 17th Social Security expenditure on health 0.0% 2008 — 28th People living with HIV/AIDS, total 1.30 million high estimate 2009 down 31.6% 6th People living with HIV/AIDS, total 1.10 million low estimate 2009 down 31.2% 6th People living with HIV/AIDS, total 1.20 million 2009 down 33.3% 6th Population with access to an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) for 54.2% 2024 up 15.8% 22nd Dental Assistants and Therapists 214 2024 up 25.1% 28th AIDS deaths in adults and children 97,000 high estimate 2009 down 30.7% 5th AIDS deaths in adults and children 70,000 low estimate 2009 down 30.0% 3rd AIDS deaths in adults and children 83,000 2009 down 30.8% 4th Community Health Workers 19,722 2022 up 76.1% 16th Orphans 0-17 years currently living 1.20 million high estimate 2009 up 64.4% 6th Orphans 0-17 years currently living 910,000 low estimate 2009 up 97.8% 6th Orphans 0-17 years currently living 1.00 million 2009 up 72.4% 6th Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals 2,557 2024 up 24.6% 7th Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving 21.0% 2024 down 4.5% 29th Government health expenditure per capita 36 current US$ 2007 up 20.0% 20th Commitments to recipient countries 124.85 2010 up 20.8% 34th Disbursements to recipient countries 229.19 2010 up 1,764.8% 18th Reported malaria deaths 451 total 2011 down 75.5% 27th Medical and Pathology Laboratory scientists 1,449 2024 up 322.4% 14th Reported cases of urethral discharge among men 67,397 2023 up 17.7% 7th Women who were first married by age 15 5.4% 2019 up 38.5% 15th Women who were first married by age 18 33.7% 2019 up 10.5% 9th Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection 48.0% 2019 up 12.7% 26th Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life 41.9% 2019 up 61.5% 36th Dental Prosthetic Technicians 25 2023 up 316.7% 18th Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are cu 21.6% 2015 up 1.9% 10th Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months 89.8 2019 down 1.0% 6th ← Previous Page 20 of 21 Next →