Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Zimbabwe
Created on April 7, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Zimbabwe was 35.70 in 2021, a difference of -0.9 compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Zimbabwe were 39.60 and 31.60 respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Zimbabwe for 1960-2021.

See also: Neonatal Mortality Rate of Zimbabwe.

Data Source: World Bank.
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Zimbabwe
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Male
Female
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Zimbabwe
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Year Total Male Female
1960 92.80 101.90 83.20
1961 90.60 99.50 81.30
1962 88.40 97.20 79.00
1963 86.10 94.90 76.90
1964 83.80 92.60 74.70
1965 81.60 90.30 72.60
1966 79.50 88.10 70.50
1967 77.70 86.10 68.60
1968 76.00 84.50 67.10
1969 74.70 83.20 65.80
1970 73.80 82.30 64.70
1971 73.10 81.60 64.10
1972 72.60 81.20 63.60
1973 72.40 81.00 63.40
1974 72.40 81.10 63.40
1975 72.60 81.20 63.40
1976 72.70 81.40 63.60
1977 72.80 81.40 63.70
1978 72.50 81.10 63.50
1979 71.70 80.10 62.80
1980 70.30 78.50 61.70
1981 68.00 75.90 59.70
1982 65.00 72.60 57.00
1983 61.50 68.80 53.90
1984 58.00 65.00 50.70
1985 54.90 61.60 48.00
1986 52.40 58.90 45.70
1987 50.90 57.10 44.40
1988 50.20 56.30 43.80
1989 50.40 56.50 44.00
1990 51.10 57.10 44.70
1991 51.80 57.80 45.40
1992 52.50 58.50 46.10
1993 53.30 59.40 46.90
1994 54.30 60.40 47.90
1995 55.50 61.60 49.00
1996 55.80 61.90 49.40
1997 55.30 61.30 48.90
1998 54.30 60.30 48.10
1999 53.10 58.90 47.10
2000 52.20 57.90 46.30
2001 51.80 57.40 46.00
2002 51.80 57.40 45.90
2003 51.80 57.40 46.00
2004 53.00 58.60 47.10
2005 53.90 59.50 48.00
2006 55.90 61.60 49.80
2007 56.90 62.70 50.90
2008 56.40 62.10 50.40
2009 55.30 60.90 49.50
2010 52.90 58.20 47.30
2011 51.40 56.50 46.00
2012 47.00 51.80 42.00
2013 45.20 49.80 40.30
2014 43.20 47.70 38.50
2015 42.10 46.60 37.50
2016 40.60 44.90 36.00
2017 39.50 43.60 35.00
2018 38.00 42.10 33.70
2019 37.10 41.10 32.80
2020 36.60 40.50 32.40
2021 35.70 39.60 31.60