Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality rate by sex
Equatorial Guinea
6.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
5.78 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 6.24 deaths per 100 live births against 5.78 deaths per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.46 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.71 deaths per 100 live births | 8.24 deaths per 100 live births | 9.47 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 16.01 deaths per 100 live births | 9.01 deaths per 100 live births | 7.01 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 12.6 deaths per 100 live births | 8.49 deaths per 100 live births | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 8.74 deaths per 100 live births | 5.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.71 deaths per 100 live births | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Equatorial Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 6.24 deaths per 100 live births against 5.78 deaths per 100 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.46 deaths per 100 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .