Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 16.3 million
If you were born in Zimbabwe
Right now, about 0.38% of the babies born on Earth are born in Zimbabwe: 1 in 264, about 496,917 a year, or one every 64 minutes.
The chance that a baby born in Zimbabwe dies before turning five is 6.4%, about 9.9 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 64.8 years for women and 60.8 years for men.
Life in Zimbabwe, in numbers
Life expectancy62.8 yearswomen 64.8 · men 60.8United States 79.3 years · 17th lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 56.4%64.2 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 18th highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 16.2%62.2 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 6th highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth357 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 25th highest of 141 countries
Children per woman3.72total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 34th highest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling11.1 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 40th lowest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment8%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 23rd lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$5,218GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 38th lowest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.50Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 9th highest of 141 countries
People living in cities39%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 28th lowest of 141 countries
People working in farming53%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 22nd highest of 141 countries
People using the internet39%United States 94% · 34th lowest of 141 countries
Women married before 1834%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 20th highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket9%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 9th lowest of 141 countries
HIV11.49%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 5th highest of 141 countries
Homicide6.2 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 46th highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths41 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 2nd highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 23% · women 1%
Life satisfaction3.34 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 8th lowest of 134 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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