Zimbabwe Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Zimbabwe infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Zimbabwe in 2023 is 34.096 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.65% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Zimbabwe in 2022 was 35.025 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.58% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Zimbabwe in 2021 was 35.954 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.52% decline from 2020.
  • The infant mortality rate for Zimbabwe in 2020 was 36.882 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.46% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2023 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 71.070
Sierra Leone 70.123
Chad 67.142
Somalia 62.794
South Sudan 58.581
Mali 57.204
Benin 54.129
Guinea-Bissau 50.336
Comoros 48.714
Haiti 47.983
Liberia 46.882
Burkina Faso 45.089
Mozambique 44.921
Guinea 44.859
Afghanistan 44.613
Togo 43.162
Yemen 41.998
Niger 39.281
Uganda 39.171
Gambia 38.178
Burundi 36.735
Tanzania 34.168
Zimbabwe 34.096
Malawi 32.577
Ethiopia 29.524
Eritrea 27.032
Senegal 26.405
Tajikistan 24.196
Nepal 23.375
Madagascar 23.005
Rwanda 22.565
Zimbabwe - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2023 34.096 -2.650%
2022 35.025 -2.580%
2021 35.954 -2.520%
2020 36.882 -2.460%
2019 37.811 -2.400%
2018 38.740 -6.050%
2017 41.236 -5.710%
2016 43.732 -5.400%
2015 46.229 -5.120%
2014 48.725 -4.870%
2013 51.221 -4.280%
2012 53.514 -4.110%
2011 55.807 -3.950%
2010 58.100 -3.800%
2009 60.393 -3.660%
2008 62.686 -0.730%
2007 63.150 -0.730%
2006 63.615 -0.720%
2005 64.079 -0.720%
2004 64.544 -0.710%
2003 65.008 -1.210%
2002 65.802 -1.190%
2001 66.597 -1.180%
2000 67.391 -1.170%
1999 68.186 -1.150%
1998 68.980 2.110%
1997 67.553 2.160%
1996 66.126 2.210%
1995 64.698 2.260%
1994 63.271 2.310%
1993 61.844 2.300%
1992 60.456 2.350%
1991 59.068 2.400%
1990 57.681 2.470%
1989 56.293 2.530%
1988 54.905 -3.610%
1987 56.961 -3.480%
1986 59.017 -3.370%
1985 61.074 -3.260%
1984 63.130 -3.150%
1983 65.186 -2.840%
1982 67.094 -2.770%
1981 69.003 -2.690%
1980 70.911 -2.620%
1979 72.820 -2.550%
1978 74.728 -0.210%
1977 74.883 -0.210%
1976 75.038 -0.210%
1975 75.194 -0.210%
1974 75.349 -0.210%
1973 75.504 -1.150%
1972 76.384 -1.140%
1971 77.263 -1.130%
1970 78.143 -1.110%
1969 79.022 -1.100%
1968 79.902 -2.800%
1967 82.200 -2.720%
1966 84.498 -2.650%
1965 86.797 -2.580%
1964 89.095 -2.510%
1963 91.393 -2.550%
1962 93.782 -2.480%
1961 96.171 -2.420%
1960 98.559 -2.370%
1959 100.948 -2.310%
1958 103.337 -1.970%
1957 105.418 -1.940%
1956 107.499 -1.900%
1955 109.580 -1.860%
1954 111.661 -1.830%
1953 113.742 -1.800%
1952 115.823 -1.760%
1951 117.904 -1.730%
1950 119.985 0.000%