Number of stillbirths in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of stillbirths was 9,833 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Zimbabwe, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Zimbabwe stood at 9,833.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Zimbabwe peaked at 12,440 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7,616, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,860 | 10,005 | 12,255 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,879 | 7,616 | 12,440 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,660 | 9,149 | 9,915 | 4 |
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- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 228,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 214,434 (2025)
- 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 15, male, interpolated 216,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 232,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Zimbabwe?
- Number of stillbirths in Zimbabwe was 9,833 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12,440 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,616 in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of stillbirths?
- Zimbabwe ranks 35th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation