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  2. Demographics of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    The population of Zimbabwe has grown during the 20th century. This is in accordance with the model of a developing country with high birth rates and falling death rates, resulting in relatively high population growth rate (around 3% or above in the 1960s and early 1970s). After a spurt in the period 1980-1983 following independence, a decline ...

  3. Health in Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    The infant mortality rate was recorded at 38 per 1000 live births in 2020. [28] Neonatal mortality rate was 26 per 1000 live births in 2020. [ 29 ] Some of the most common diseases that these young children are facing are hunger: iron deficiency anaemia , vitamin A deficiency , and mentally impaired ( iodine deficiency ), and childhood diseases ...

  4. List of countries by infant and under-five mortality rates

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    The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. The infant mortality rate of the world in 2019 was 28 according to the United Nations [4] and the projected estimate for 2020 was 30.8 according to the CIA World ...

  5. Health care systems by country - Wikipedia

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    Infant mortality rate: in 2006 the crude birth rate stood at 10.1 per 1000, and the crude death rate was also one of the lowest in the world at 4.3 per 1000. In 2006, the total fertility rate was only 1.26 children per woman, the 3rd lowest in the world and well below the 2.10 needed to replace the population.

  6. List of countries by mortality rate - Wikipedia

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    Crude mortality rate refers to the number of deaths over a given period divided by the person-years lived by the population over that period. It is usually expressed in units of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year. The list is based on CIA World Factbook 2023 estimates, unless indicated otherwise.

  7. Infant mortality - Wikipedia

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    Infant mortality is the death of an infant before the infant's first birthday. [1] The occurrence of infant mortality in a population can be described by the infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births. [1] Similarly, the child mortality rate, also known as the under-five ...

  8. Demographic transition - Wikipedia

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    When the death rate declines during the second stage of the transition, the result is primarily an increase in the younger population. The reason being that when the death rate is high (stage one), the infant mortality rate is very high, often above 200 deaths per 1000 children born.

  9. Demographics of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Crude migration change (per 1000) Total fertility rate (TFR) Infant mortality (per 1000 live births) Life expectancy (in years) 1950 227 549 10 949 6 063 4 886 48.1 26.6 21.5 0.2 6.59 186.6 37.62 1951 232 484 11 200 6 132 5 068 48.2 26.4 21.8 0.1 6.59 184.5