Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 9.6 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
9.6
World rank
51st
of 96 countries
All-time high
14
in 2005
All-time low
8
in 1988
Years of data
12
1987–2024
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Zimbabwe, 1987–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Zimbabwe is 9.6, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Zimbabwe peaked at 14 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1988.
Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 10.5 | — |
| 1988 | 8 | -23.8% |
| 1994 | 11.8 | +47.5% |
| 1999 | 11.5 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 14 | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 11.7 | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 10.2 | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 11.1 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5 | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 9.7 | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 9.6 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.25 | 8 | 10.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.65 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.85 | 11.7 | 14 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.14 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 743.9 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -22.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 16.3 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.519 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Zimbabwe?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Zimbabwe was 9.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2005.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1988.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Zimbabwe ranks 51st out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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