Table 1.
Demographic and health system indicators for Zimbabwe, and the neighbouring countries of Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia
| Zimbabwe | Botswana | Mozambique | South Africa | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic profile* | |||||
| Population size in 2020 (million) | 14.9 | 2.4 | 31.3 | 59.3 | 18.4 |
| GDP per capita in 2020 (USD) | 1,215 | 6,405 | 449 | 5,656 | 985 |
| HDI rank (out of 189 countries) in 2020 | 150 | 100 | 181 | 114 | 146 |
| Adult literacy rate (2013–19) | 89% | 87% | 61% | 87% | 87% |
| % of population<$1.90 per day (2014–19) | 34% | 15% | 64% | 19% | 59% |
| Effective UHC Indicators (2019)** | |||||
| UHC effective coverage index | 54 | 58 | 44 | 60 | 53 |
| Met need for family planning with modern contraception | 85 | 78 | 47 | 81 | 64 |
| Antenatal/peripartum/postnatal care for newborns | 19 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 21 |
| Antenatal/postpartum/postnatal care for mothers | 11 | 32 | 19 | 28 | 25 |
| MCV1 coverage | 83 | 85 | 97 | 79 | 94 |
| DTP3 coverage | 82 | 84 | 95 | 63 | 93 |
| Diarrhoea treatment | 92 | 86 | 84 | 71 | 79 |
| LRI treatment | 49 | 71 | 50 | 80 | 62 |
| ART coverage | 94 | 94 | 50 | 81 | 81 |
| TB treatment | 22 | 66 | 24 | 64 | 51 |
| Breast cancer treatment | 24 | 47 | 16 | 42 | 26 |
| IHD treatment | 39 | 60 | 51 | 79 | 61 |
| Stroke treatment | 34 | 37 | 27 | 59 | 15 |
| Diabetes treatment | 24 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 16 |
| Additional health indicators (2015)*** | |||||
| Population at risk sleeping under ITB (% <5 population) | 15% | 31% | 73% | - | 69% |
| Households with access to at least basic sanitation % | 36% | 77% | 29% | 76% | 26% |
| Health service inputs (2018)* | |||||
| Per 1000 population | |||||
| –Number nurses/midwives | 1.9 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| –Number of physicians | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| –Hospital beds | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| % of GDP on health | 4.7% | 5.9% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 4.9% |
| Out of pocket health expenditure | 24% | 3% | 10% | 8% | 10% |
| Health outcome indicators* | |||||
| Life expectancy at birth (2019) | 61 | 70 | 61 | 64 | 64 |
| Maternal mortality (100,000 live births) (2017) | 458 | 144 | 289 | 119 | 213 |
| Neonatal mortality (1000 live births) (2019) | 26 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 23 |
| Infant mortality (1000 live births) (2019) | 38 | 32 | 55 | 28 | 42 |
| HIV prevalence (15–49 years) (2020) | 12% | 20% | 12% | 19% | 11% |
| Diabetes prevalence (20–79 years) (2011) | 10% | 11% | 3% | 7% | 5% |
| Tuberculosis incidence (100,000 people) (2020) | 193 | 236 | 368 | 554 | 319 |
| Malaria incidence (1000 people at risk) (2018) | 51 | 0.6 | 305 | 2 | 157 |