Child stunting in Zimbabwe
25.9% of children under five in Zimbabwe were stunted in 2024.
Zimbabwe, 2024
25.9%
Change from 2019
+2.4percentage points
Child stunting in Zimbabwe over time
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Zimbabwe
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.9% |
| 2019 | 23.5% |
| 2015 | 27.1% |
| 2014 | 27.6% |
| 2012 | 30.5% |
| 2010 | 32.2% |
| 2009 | 35.1% |
| 2005 | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 23.5% in 2019, a change of +2.4 percentage points.
- Since 1988, when it was 31.0%, the figure has changed by −5.1 percentage points.
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18.4%
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Under-five mortality rate
64.7 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
62.8 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.2 years
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Healthy life expectancy
52.5 years
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UHC service coverage
59
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