What is mortality rate, neonatal in Zimbabwe?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Zimbabwe was 33.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 1976.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 17.7 per 1,000 live births in 1992.

How does Zimbabwe rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Zimbabwe ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Zimbabwe

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Zimbabwe
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, neonatal was 33.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

33.7 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

5th

of 195 countries

All-time high

36.3 per 1,000 live births

in 1976

All-time low

17.7 per 1,000 live births

in 1992

Years of data

1965–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Zimbabwe, 1965–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Zimbabwe is 33.7 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Zimbabwe peaked at 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 17.7 per 1,000 live births, in 1992.

That places Zimbabwe 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	33.34 per 1,000 live births	33.2 per 1,000 live births	33.6 per 1,000 live births	5
1970s	35.37 per 1,000 live births	33.8 per 1,000 live births	36.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	29.86 per 1,000 live births	22.5 per 1,000 live births	35.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	20.56 per 1,000 live births	17.7 per 1,000 live births	23.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	25.36 per 1,000 live births	22.9 per 1,000 live births	28.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	27.97 per 1,000 live births	26.7 per 1,000 live births	30.3 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	32.78 per 1,000 live births	31.3 per 1,000 live births	33.7 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

2 Nigeria 39 per 1,000 live births compare
3 Pakistan 36.1 per 1,000 live births compare
4 Somalia 34.2 per 1,000 live births compare
6 Afghanistan 33.1 per 1,000 live births compare
7 Liberia 32.9 per 1,000 live births compare
8 Niger 32.8 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Zimbabwe?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Zimbabwe was 33.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 1976.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 17.7 per 1,000 live births in 1992.
How does Zimbabwe rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Zimbabwe ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.