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

Burundi
22,295 deaths
in 2023
Zimbabwe
22,505 deaths
in 2023
Burundi rank
42nd
Zimbabwe rank
41st

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

  • Burundi
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 22,505 deaths against 22,295 deaths in Burundi, a difference of 210 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 30,911 deaths 25,324 deaths 5,587 deaths Burundi
1960s 35,087 deaths 26,307 deaths 8,780 deaths Burundi
1970s 44,239 deaths 30,514 deaths 13,725 deaths Burundi
1980s 44,530 deaths 31,448 deaths 13,082 deaths Burundi
1990s 43,864 deaths 33,725 deaths 10,139 deaths Burundi
2000s 39,910 deaths 40,665 deaths 754.5 deaths Zimbabwe
2010s 31,767 deaths 31,849 deaths 81.6 deaths Zimbabwe
2020s 23,415 deaths 23,243 deaths 171.75 deaths Burundi

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, Burundi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 22,505 deaths against 22,295 deaths in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Burundi and Zimbabwe?
210 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Burundi ranks 42nd 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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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.