What is mortality rate, under-5 in Zimbabwe?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Zimbabwe was 64.7 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, under-5 recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 153.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 56.3 per 1,000 live births in 2018.

How does Zimbabwe rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Zimbabwe

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 was 64.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

64.7 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

17th

of 195 countries

All-time high

153.5 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

56.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2018

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024

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, under-5 in Zimbabwe is 64.7 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Zimbabwe peaked at 153.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 56.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2018.

That places Zimbabwe 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	138.06 per 1,000 live births	123.9 per 1,000 live births	153.5 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	121.07 per 1,000 live births	119.9 per 1,000 live births	122.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	96.08 per 1,000 live births	80.2 per 1,000 live births	120 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	97.42 per 1,000 live births	84 per 1,000 live births	108.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	92.33 per 1,000 live births	87.6 per 1,000 live births	99.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	64.11 per 1,000 live births	56.3 per 1,000 live births	85.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	63.4 per 1,000 live births	61.7 per 1,000 live births	64.7 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

14 Equatorial Guinea 68 per 1,000 live births compare
15 Guinea-Bissau 67.3 per 1,000 live births compare
16 Cameroon 64.8 per 1,000 live births compare
18 Cote d'Ivoire 64.5 per 1,000 live births compare
19 Madagascar 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
20 Sudan 61.6 per 1,000 live births compare

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Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 232,211 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Zimbabwe?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Zimbabwe was 64.7 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, under-5 recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 153.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 56.3 per 1,000 live births in 2018.
How does Zimbabwe rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.