Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Zimbabwe

Adult mortality rate, female in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 273.9 per 1,000. Ranked 186 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 4.6%.

2024 273.9 per 1,000 −1.49% vs 2023
World rank 186of 191
Period maximum 687.2 per 1,0002001
Period minimum 212.5 per 1,0001985

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Zimbabwe, 1960–2024020040060080019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 287.2 per 1,0001962: 276.7 per 1,0001964: 266 per 1,0001966: 256.1 per 1,0001968: 246.8 per 1,0001970: 240.2 per 1,0001972: 234.8 per 1,0001974: 230.9 per 1,0001976: 229.6 per 1,0001978: 236.8 per 1,0001980: 220.3 per 1,0001982: 216.8 per 1,0001984: 213.5 per 1,0001986: 215.1 per 1,0001988: 236.3 per 1,0001990: 287.9 per 1,0001992: 358.6 per 1,0001994: 439.8 per 1,0001996: 529.3 per 1,0001998: 580.4 per 1,0002000: 632.1 per 1,0002002: 647.8 per 1,0002004: 656.7 per 1,0002006: 635.7 per 1,0002008: 599.1 per 1,0002010: 517.9 per 1,0002012: 437.6 per 1,0002014: 380.2 per 1,0002016: 344.7 per 1,0002018: 319.6 per 1,0002020: 299 per 1,0002022: 285.3 per 1,0002024: 273.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −13.3 (−4.62%) Average annual rate: -0.07 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 273.9 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 226.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 191.4 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 141.8 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 273.9 −4.1 −1.49%
2023 278.1 −7.3 −2.54%
2022 285.3 −50.5 −15.04%
2021 335.8 +36.8 +12.31%
2020 299 −14.6 −4.65%
2019 313.6 −6 −1.88%
2018 319.6 −13.4 −4.04%
2017 333 −11.6 −3.37%
2016 344.7 −17.4 −4.8%
2015 362.1 −18.2 −4.78%
2014 380.2 −25.6 −6.3%
2013 405.8 −31.8 −7.26%
2012 437.6 −23.4 −5.07%
2011 460.9 −57 −11.01%
2010 517.9 −47.6 −8.42%
2009 565.6 −33.5 −5.59%
2008 599.1 −30.2 −4.8%
2007 629.3 −6.4 −1.01%
2006 635.7 −8.1 −1.25%
2005 643.8 −13 −1.98%
2004 656.7 −15.8 −2.35%
2003 672.6 +24.8 +3.82%
2002 647.8 −39.4 −5.74%
2001 687.2 +55.1 +8.72%
2000 632.1 +15.5 +2.52%
1999 616.6 +36.2 +6.23%
1998 580.4 +24.3 +4.37%
1997 556.1 +26.8 +5.07%
1996 529.3 +52.4 +10.98%
1995 476.9 +37.1 +8.45%
1994 439.8 +38.6 +9.61%
1993 401.2 +42.6 +11.88%
1992 358.6 +37.3 +11.62%
1991 321.3 +33.4 +11.6%
1990 287.9 +31.3 +12.2%
1989 256.6 +20.2 +8.56%
1988 236.3 +13.3 +5.98%
1987 223 +7.9 +3.66%
1986 215.1 +2.7 +1.25%
1985 212.5 −1 −0.47%
1984 213.5 −3.7 −1.7%
1983 217.2 +0.3 +0.16%
1982 216.8 −1.9 −0.86%
1981 218.7 −1.6 −0.71%
1980 220.3 −15.8 −6.69%
1979 236 −0.7 −0.31%
1978 236.8 +6.6 +2.85%
1977 230.2 +0.6 +0.26%
1976 229.6 +0.3 +0.15%
1975 229.3 −1.7 −0.72%
1974 230.9 −2.1 −0.92%
1973 233.1 −1.7 −0.73%
1972 234.8 −2.5 −1.05%
1971 237.3 −3 −1.24%
1970 240.2 −3.3 −1.36%
1969 243.5 −3.2 −1.31%
1968 246.8 −4.6 −1.82%
1967 251.4 −4.7 −1.85%
1966 256.1 −4.9 −1.87%
1965 261 −5.1 −1.9%
1964 266 −5.3 −1.95%
1963 271.3 −5.4 −1.94%
1962 276.7 −5.3 −1.88%
1961 282 −5.2 −1.81%
1960 287.2

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.