Health in Zimbabwe

1,199 indicators covering health for Zimbabwe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Overweight among adults, BMI β‰₯ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 34.4% 2024 up 23.7% 157th
Obesity among adults, BMI β‰₯ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 14.7% 2024 up 36.7% 144th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard d 11.6% 2024 up 39.5% 174th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard devi 3.4% 2024 up 65.2% 182nd
Overweight among adults, BMI β‰₯ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 37.0% 2024 up 21.1% 156th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 6.9% 2024 down 10.9% 55th
Obesity among adults, BMI β‰₯ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 13.1% 2024 up 42.3% 147th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard dev 4.6% 2024 down 5.5% 75th
Number of under-five deaths 31,802 2024 up 5.1% 35th
Number of infant deaths 30,713 2024 up 11.1% 28th
Number of neonatal deaths 16,739 2024 up 23.9% 29th
Neonatal mortality rate 33.68 2024 up 25.4% 5th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 pe 62.44 2024 up 14.2% 6th
Under-five mortality rate 64.66 2024 up 8.1% 17th
Domestic general government health expenditure 4.7% 2023 down 41.3% 170th
External health expenditure 45.0% 2023 up 123.5% 8th
External health expenditure per capita 28.31 current US$ 2023 up 45.2% 23rd
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 46.38 current international $ 2023 up 30.9% 41st
Death rate in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 β€” 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 β€” 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 β€” 34th
Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 β€” 34th
Deaths from one sided violence 0 2025 β€” 34th
Haq by level of healthcare spending endpoints 59 2023 up 25.5% 141st
Healthcare access quality un 59 2023 up 25.5% 141st
Universal health coverage index 59 2023 up 25.5% 143rd
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 27.5% 2023 up 8.3% 83rd
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 27.3% 2023 up 10.1% 84th
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 30.1% 2023 down 2.6% 79th
Stillbirth rate 19.4 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 10.6% 25th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 510,000 2024 down 49.0% 7th
Life expectancy men women 65.01 2023 up 11.8% 219th
Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure 62.77 2023 up 10.4% 219th
Poverty vs life expectancy 62.77 2023 up 10.4% 219th
Life expectancy vs health expenditure 62.77 2023 up 10.4% 219th
Birth rate vs death rate 30.41 2023 down 17.8% 32nd
Child mortality around the world 4.57 2023 down 32.9% 34th
Food supply vs life expectancy 62.77 2023 up 10.4% 219th
Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men 65.01 2023 up 11.8% 219th
Life expectancy at birth including the un projections 62.77 2023 up 10.4% 219th
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years 60.23 2023 up 8.7% 222nd
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 4.57 2023 down 32.9% 34th
Annual number of deaths by world region 124,412 2023 down 13.2% 69th
Births and deaths projected to 2100 124,412 2023 down 13.2% 69th
Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth 62.77 2023 up 10.4% 219th
The worlds number of vaccinated one year olds 480,882 2023 down 3.4% 55th
Difference in male and female life expectancy 4.58 2023 up 105.8% 128th
Female to male life expectancy ratio 1.08 2023 up 2.8% 80th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 4.79 2023 up 72.5% 129th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 3.75 2023 up 51.3% 138th
Womens life expectancy at birth 65.01 2023 up 11.8% 219th
Number of deaths per year 124,412 2023 down 13.2% 69th
Crude death rate 7.61 2023 down 25.6% 110th
Measles number unvaccinated 47,142 2023 up 38.1% 58th
Polio number unvaccinated 47,142 2023 up 93.4% 59th
Infant mortality rates 3.32 2023 down 28.3% 34th
Number of child deaths unwpp 22,505 2023 down 35.7% 41st
Number of infant deaths unwpp 16,491 2023 down 31.4% 41st
Number of deaths 124,412 2023 down 13.2% 69th
Deaths by age group 61 2023 down 3.2% 97th