27 of its 76 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 21 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Zimbabwe on 8 of the 30 days held.
Most on Thursday 1 October 2026: 51 of its 133 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Zimbabwe: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
ZimbabweThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
30 Sep
Maronderaaccidents & disasters
11 stories, 10 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Harareaccidents & disasters
17 stories, 20 outlets
1 Oct
Maronderaaccidents & disasters
21 stories, 15 outlets
6 Oct
Harareaccidents & disasters
8 stories, 6 outlets
7 Oct
Masvingoaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 5 outlets
8 Oct
Harareaccidents & disasters
11 stories, 9 outlets
12 Oct
Harareprotests & strikes
10 stories, 6 outlets
14 Oct
Harareaccidents & disasters
12 stories, 8 outlets
22 Oct
Salisburyaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 6 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Zimbabwe most16 of its 43 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
24 of its 85 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).
51 of its 133 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories).
27 of its 93 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
29 of its 80 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Harare accounted for 21 of Zimbabwe's 29 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets.
2 more days the news pointed at Zimbabwe
22 of its 99 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
23 of its 99 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 5 of Harare's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 16 million people live in Zimbabwe. Over these days its news carried 30 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Disasters & accidents31%144 stories
Rights & justice24%114 stories
Health19%91 stories
Shelter & services9%41 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%28 stories
Food & livelihood6%28 stories
Conflict & violence5%23 stories
Displacement1%3 stories
Where it happened
Zimbabwe (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed180 Stories reporting arrests67 Stories reporting people affected45 Stories reporting people injured11 Stories reporting people displaced3 Stories reporting people falling ill1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Zimbabwe. Ring: the world. Measured over 476 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Zimbabwe in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Zimbabwe's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
South Africa29 in 100 of its 15,007 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Mozambique28 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Zambia22 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Namibia22 in 100 of its 1,390 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Zimbabwe21 in 100
of its 2,243 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Botswana14 in 100
of its 443 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
helicopter crash2 Oct15 of its stories that day, about 6 times its usual · also 1 Oct, 30 SepCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.