Algeria vs Zimbabwe: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Algeria
19,471 deaths
in 2023
Zimbabwe
22,505 deaths
in 2023
Algeria rank
44th
Zimbabwe rank
41st

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Algeria
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 22,505 deaths against 19,471 deaths in Algeria, a difference of 3,034 deaths.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 121,581 deaths 25,324 deaths 96,257 deaths Algeria
1960s 142,679 deaths 26,307 deaths 116,372 deaths Algeria
1970s 140,643 deaths 30,514 deaths 110,129 deaths Algeria
1980s 72,868 deaths 31,448 deaths 41,420 deaths Algeria
1990s 34,040 deaths 33,725 deaths 315.8 deaths Algeria
2000s 23,829 deaths 40,665 deaths 16,836 deaths Zimbabwe
2010s 25,021 deaths 31,849 deaths 6,827 deaths Zimbabwe
2020s 21,089 deaths 23,243 deaths 2,154 deaths Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Algeria or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 22,505 deaths against 19,471 deaths in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Algeria and Zimbabwe?
3,034 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Algeria ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.