ZDHS 23

The 2023–24 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (2023–24 ZDHS) presents the major findings of a nationally representative survey with a sample of more than 11,000 households. The 2023–24 ZDHS was conducted by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) from December 2023 through May 2024. The 2023–24 ZDHS is the seventh such survey to be conducted in Zimbabwe, as a follow-up to the 1988, 1994, 1999, 2005–06, 2010–11, and 2015 surveys. In the 2023–24 survey, tablets operating on Android software were used during data collection.

Key Findings

A total of 11,200 households were selected for the ZDHS sample, of which 10,805 were found to be occupied. Of the occupied households, 10,725 were successfully interviewed, yielding a response rate of 99%. In the interviewed households, 10,018 women age 15–49 were identified as eligible for individual interviews. Interviews were completed with 9,666 women, yielding a response rate of 97%. In the subsample of households selected for the male survey, 4,535 men age 15–54 were identified as eligible for individual interviews and 4,185 were successfully interviewed, yielding a response rate of 92%

Results of the household and individual interviews