What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 16.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2018.

How does Zimbabwe rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Zimbabwe

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in Zimbabwe
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zimbabwe: Child mortality by income level of country was 6.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

6.47 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

17th

of 199 countries

All-time high

16.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

5.63 deaths per 100 live births

in 2018

Years of data

1954–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in Zimbabwe, 1954–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality by income level of country in Zimbabwe stood at 6.47 deaths per 100 live births.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Zimbabwe peaked at 16.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 5.63 deaths per 100 live births, in 2018.

Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	16.15 deaths per 100 live births	15.59 deaths per 100 live births	16.69 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	13.8 deaths per 100 live births	12.39 deaths per 100 live births	15.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	12.11 deaths per 100 live births	11.99 deaths per 100 live births	12.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	9.61 deaths per 100 live births	8.02 deaths per 100 live births	12 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	9.74 deaths per 100 live births	8.4 deaths per 100 live births	10.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	9.23 deaths per 100 live births	8.76 deaths per 100 live births	9.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	6.41 deaths per 100 live births	5.63 deaths per 100 live births	8.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	6.34 deaths per 100 live births	6.17 deaths per 100 live births	6.47 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
16 Cameroon 6.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
18 Cote d'Ivoire 6.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
19 Madagascar 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
20 Sudan 6.16 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Zimbabwe

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Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 224,382 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 222,324 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 230,154 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 230,074 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 227,765 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 230,104 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 204,185 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Zimbabwe?: Child mortality by income level of country in Zimbabwe was 6.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 16.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2018.
How does Zimbabwe rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .