Zimbabwe: Birth rate

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 Zimbabwe

The number of crude births per 1000 people, per year

 Latest value 30.41
 Year 2023
 Measure births per 1000 people
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 39.36
 Min - Max 30.41 - 47.49
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 30.41 births per 1000 people, a decline from 30.88 births per 1000 people in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 17.86 births per 1000 people, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Zimbabwe from 1960 to 2023 is 39.36 births per 1000 people. The minimum value, 30.41 births per 1000 people, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 47.49 births per 1000 people was recorded in 1960. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Zimbabwe - Birth rate - Recent values chart

Historical series
Zimbabwe - Birth rate - historical chart - 1960-2023




Definition: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

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 Life expectancy 62.78 2023 years
 Life expectancy, female 62.09 2022 years
 Life expectancy, male 56.43 2022 years
 Birth rate 30.41 2023 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 7.61 2023 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 3.72 2023 births per woman
 HIV infections 11.00 2022 percent
 Tuberculosis 211.00 2023 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 2.10 2021 percent
 Prevalence of anemia among children 37.80 2019 percent
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 Access to drinking water, rural 12.6 2022 percent
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 Suicides 14.10 2019 suicides per 100,000 people
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 Hepatitis B immunization rate 90 2022 percent
 Measles immunization rate 90 2022 percent
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