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HEALTH PROFILE: Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Zimbabwe
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    57.5
    63.6
    176
    170
    Age 5
    61.3
    67.1
    178
    176
    Age 10
    61.6
    67.4
    178
    176
    Age 15
    62.0
    67.7
    178
    177
    Age 20
    62.5
    68.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    63.2
    68.5
    177
    177
    Age 30
    63.9
    69.1
    177
    178
    Age 35
    64.8
    69.9
    178
    177
    Age 40
    65.9
    70.9
    178
    177
    Age 45
    67.3
    72.2
    178
    177
    Age 50
    69.1
    73.7
    178
    176
    Age 55
    71.2
    75.3
    177
    174
    Age 60
    73.6
    77.0
    177
    173
    Age 65
    76.2
    78.9
    177
    172
    Age 70
    79.0
    81.0
    176
    169
    Age 75
    82.1
    83.4
    176
    166
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.3
    168
    163
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.6
    164
    160
    Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    187.61
    5
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    155.90
    42
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    139.11
    8
    4. Stroke
    93.42
    80
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    63.47
    2
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    57.77
    29
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    52.01
    32
    8. Cervical Cancer
    50.23
    5
    9. Prostate Cancer
    39.98
    14
    10. Kidney Disease
    35.89
    34
    11. Liver Disease
    28.41
    59
    12. Asthma
    24.21
    14
    13. Malnutrition
    23.88
    7
    14. Suicide
    23.63
    7
    15. Lung Disease
    22.07
    90
    16. Hypertension
    20.93
    78
    17. Breast Cancer
    20.68
    46
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.41
    75
    19. Tuberculosis
    17.71
    54
    20. Other Injuries
    16.74
    12
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    15.59
    10
    22. Violence
    14.57
    29
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    14.22
    5
    24. Maternal Conditions
    13.70
    20
    25. Lymphomas
    13.16
    1
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Malaria
    12.22
    39
    27. Meningitis
    12.06
    29
    28. Low Birth Weight
    11.85
    20
    29. Birth Trauma
    10.09
    25
    30. Stomach Cancer
    9.72
    47
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.45
    19
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    8.15
    25
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.05
    103
    34. Fires
    7.79
    3
    35. Liver Cancer
    7.78
    49
    36. Falls
    7.54
    64
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    6.77
    41
    38. Drownings
    6.69
    14
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.66
    18
    40. Epilepsy
    5.43
    2
    41. Uterin Cancer
    5.22
    14
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    4.78
    58
    43. Lung Cancers
    4.78
    139
    44. Skin Cancers
    4.64
    7
    45. Ovary Cancer
    4.46
    91
    46. Poisonings
    3.86
    8
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    3.66
    93
    48. Oral Cancer
    3.24
    78
    49. Skin Disease
    3.01
    28
    50. Leukemia
    2.82
    128
    Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    19,988
    18.46
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,779
    9.95
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,493
    7.84
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,037
    5.57
    5. Stroke
    5,126
    4.73
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,595
    4.24
    7. Low Birth Weight
    4,038
    3.73
    8. Birth Trauma
    3,405
    3.14
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,344
    3.09
    10. Malnutrition
    2,396
    2.21
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,217
    2.05
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,214
    2.04
    13. Suicide
    2,069
    1.91
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2,023
    1.87
    15. Malaria
    2,003
    1.85
    16. Tuberculosis
    1,999
    1.85
    17. Liver Disease
    1,941
    1.79
    18. Violence
    1,916
    1.77
    19. Maternal Conditions
    1,749
    1.62
    20. Other Injuries
    1,656
    1.53
    21. Asthma
    1,531
    1.41
    22. Meningitis
    1,325
    1.22
    23. Lung Disease
    1,163
    1.07
    24. Hypertension
    1,146
    1.06
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,047
    0.97
      Deaths %
    26. Lymphomas
    960
    0.89
    27. Drownings
    956
    0.88
    28. Breast Cancer
    839
    0.77
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    801
    0.74
    30. Fires
    793
    0.73
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    768
    0.71
    32. Prostate Cancer
    628
    0.58
    33. Stomach Cancer
    559
    0.52
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    553
    0.51
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    548
    0.51
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    542
    0.50
    37. Poisonings
    515
    0.48
    38. Liver Cancer
    510
    0.47
    39. Epilepsy
    508
    0.47
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    505
    0.47
    41. Falls
    465
    0.43
    42. Pertussis
    419
    0.39
    43. Lung Cancers
    286
    0.26
    44. Skin Cancers
    264
    0.24
    45. Leukemia
    244
    0.23
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    226
    0.21
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    217
    0.20
    48. Drug Use
    213
    0.20
    49. Oral Cancer
    208
    0.19
    50. Uterin Cancer
    182
    0.17
    Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    50.23
    5
    2. Prostate Cancer
    39.98
    14
    3. Breast Cancer
    20.68
    46
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    14.22
    5
    5. Lymphomas
    13.16
    1
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.72
    47
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.05
    103
    8. Liver Cancer
    7.78
    49
      Rate World Rank
    9. Uterin Cancer
    5.22
    14
    10. Lung Cancers
    4.78
    139
    11. Skin Cancers
    4.64
    7
    12. Ovary Cancer
    4.46
    91
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    3.66
    93
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.24
    78
    15. Leukemia
    2.82
    128
    16. Bladder Cancer
    2.29
    76
    Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    4.5
    108
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    19.7
    1.0
    117
    150
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    4.7
    25.3
    150
    81
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    3.00
    137
    Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    50.1
    53.3
    51.6
    89
    90
    89
    1970
    53.4
    56.7
    55.0
    99
    97
    97
    1980
    57.6
    61.2
    59.3
    107
    108
    108
    1990
    59.0
    63.7
    61.3
    129
    121
    125
    2000
    46.0
    46.0
    46.0
    175
    180
    177
    2010
    51.4
    53.5
    52.4
    174
    175
    175
    2019
    57.5
    63.6
    60.7
    176
    170
    175
    Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    14.83m
    72
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.96
    145
    Population 0-14
    38.3%
    37
    Population 15-64
    57.2%
    163
    Population 65 +
    4.5%
    130
    Birth Rate / 1000
    33.07
    22
    Death Rate / 1000
    8.76
    57
    Fertility Rate
    3.91
    30
    Infant Mortality
    29.41
    59
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    138
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    0.98
    191
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.98
    120
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.66
    167
    Net Migration
    -4.93
    170
    Population Growth
    1.94%
    41
    Literacy Total
    86.5%
    118
    Literacy Male
    88.5%
    100
    Literacy Female
    84.6%
    100
    Unemployment
    11.3%
    51
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    60.7
    175
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    53.1
    174
    GDP per Capita USD
    $2,700
    165

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    266,359
    5,740
    4/1/24
    Zimbabwe COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Zimbabwe causes.

     
     
    Zimbabwe COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Zimbabwe COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.