Zimbabwe Statistics Summary

The following Zimbabwe statistics give a summarised overview of  interesting facts and figures for Zimbabwe. The statistics maybe outdated with the passage of time. The Zimbabwe government has a poor approach to statistical information. Generally speaking government finds certain statistical information sensitive therefore very difficult for the public to access. Take for instance the blanket blackout on Zimbabwe inflation figures before the introduction of multi-currencies in late 2008.  This was at the height of Zimbabwe economic decline

Zimbabwe Statistics - Health

1. Number of people who died of Cholera in Zimbabwe - 3000
2. Number of people living with HIV 2007 - 1.3 million
3. Life expectancy at birth - 43 years
4. % of population with access to improved drinking water sources - 81%
5. Physicians per 1000 people (2002) - 0.06
6. Health expenditure - 7.9% of GDP
7. Polio vaccination rate - 75%
8. Measles vaccination rate - 70%

Zimbabwe Statistics - Zimbabwe Economy

1. Population below poverty line - 80%
2. Public Debt - 218.2% of GDP
3. Inflation rate in 1998 - 32%
4. Inflation rate in November 2007 - 26000%
5. Manufacturing industry capacity utilisation December 2009 - under 30%

Zimbabwe statistics - Education

1. Average schooling years for adults - 4.5 years
2. Primary school children out of school - 429275
3. Duration of compulsory education (grade 1 to 7) - 7 years
4. Education spending - 4.7% of GDP
5. Pupil teacher ratio at primary school level - 38.56
6. Tertiary enrollment - 3.9%

Immigration statistics

1. Immigrants as % of population - 3.928%
2. Number of immigrants - 511000
3. Net migration - -50 000
4. Zimbabwean US visa lottery winners - 168