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Deaths in Zimbabwe

Deaths in Zimbabwe was 124,412 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 69th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count124,412 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.5%
Rank69th of 236Countries ranked
Series high208,6282001
Series low46,6701950
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Deaths in Zimbabwe, 1950 to 2023

050K100K150K200K250K19501961197219831994200520231950: 46,670 count1951: 47,972 count1952: 48,953 count1953: 49,770 count1954: 50,488 count1955: 51,151 count1956: 51,800 count1957: 52,427 count1958: 53,053 count1959: 53,541 count1960: 53,955 count1961: 54,346 count1962: 54,691 count1963: 55,001 count1964: 55,277 count1965: 55,596 count1966: 55,920 count1967: 56,372 count1968: 56,921 count1969: 57,636 count1970: 58,553 count1971: 59,720 count1972: 61,202 count1973: 63,453 count1974: 65,310 count1975: 67,391 count1976: 71,079 count1977: 74,826 count1978: 83,036 count1979: 84,155 count1980: 74,554 count1981: 75,922 count1982: 76,546 count1983: 77,788 count1984: 76,833 count1985: 77,009 count1986: 77,812 count1987: 79,967 count1988: 83,331 count1989: 88,111 count1990: 94,530 count1991: 102,325 count1992: 111,475 count1993: 123,606 count1994: 131,867 count1995: 140,812 count1996: 156,313 count1997: 163,141 count1998: 174,037 count1999: 187,271 count2000: 193,299 count2001: 208,628 count2002: 197,503 count2003: 204,800 count2004: 200,900 count2005: 198,404 count2006: 195,872 count2007: 194,669 count2008: 190,685 count2009: 183,780 count2010: 170,235 count2011: 158,991 count2012: 151,254 count2013: 143,410 count2014: 136,686 count2015: 132,188 count2016: 128,714 count2017: 127,197 count2018: 125,094 count2019: 126,465 count2020: 126,360 count2021: 138,736 count2022: 124,999 count2023: 124,412 count050K100K150K200K250K19501975200020232023: 124,412 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023124,412 Estimated
2022124,999 Estimated
2021138,736 Estimated
2020126,360 Estimated
2019126,465 Estimated
2018125,094 Estimated
2017127,197 Estimated
2016128,714 Estimated
2015132,188 Estimated
2014136,686 Estimated
2013143,410 Estimated
2012151,254 Estimated
2011158,991 Estimated
2010170,235 Estimated
2009183,780 Estimated
2008190,685 Estimated
2007194,669 Estimated
2006195,872 Estimated
2005198,404 Estimated
2004200,900 Estimated
2003204,800 Estimated
2002197,503 Estimated
2001208,628 Estimated
2000193,299 Estimated
1999187,271 Estimated
1998174,037 Estimated
1997163,141 Estimated
1996156,313 Estimated
1995140,812 Estimated
1994131,867 Estimated
1993123,606 Estimated
1992111,475 Estimated
1991102,325 Estimated
199094,530 Estimated
198988,111 Estimated
198883,331 Estimated
198779,967 Estimated
198677,812 Estimated
198577,009 Estimated
198476,833 Estimated
198377,788 Estimated
198276,546 Estimated
198175,922 Estimated
198074,554 Estimated
197984,155 Estimated
197883,036 Estimated
197774,826 Estimated
197671,079 Estimated
197567,391 Estimated
197465,310 Estimated
197363,453 Estimated
197261,202 Estimated
197159,720 Estimated
197058,553 Estimated
196957,636 Estimated
196856,921 Estimated
196756,372 Estimated
196655,920 Estimated
196555,596 Estimated
196455,277 Estimated
196355,001 Estimated
196254,691 Estimated
196154,346 Estimated
196053,955 Estimated
195953,541 Estimated
195853,053 Estimated
195752,427 Estimated
195651,800 Estimated
195551,151 Estimated
195450,488 Estimated
195349,770 Estimated
195248,953 Estimated
195147,972 Estimated
195046,670 Estimated

Zimbabwe compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Zimbabwe is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Zimbabwe, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Zimbabwe, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/zimbabwe. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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What is the deaths in Zimbabwe?

Deaths in Zimbabwe was 124,412 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 69th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Zimbabwe?

208,628 in 2001, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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