Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality rate by sex
Sudan
5.66 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
5.78 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Sudan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 5.78 deaths per 100 live births against 5.66 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18 deaths per 100 live births | 15.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1960s | 16.08 deaths per 100 live births | 12.96 deaths per 100 live births | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1970s | 14.64 deaths per 100 live births | 11.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1980s | 16.05 deaths per 100 live births | 8.76 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1990s | 11.44 deaths per 100 live births | 9.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 2000s | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | 8.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1748 deaths per 100 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 5.83 deaths per 100 live births | 5.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0774 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 2020s | 5.12 deaths per 100 live births | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5448 deaths per 100 live births | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 5.78 deaths per 100 live births against 5.66 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Sudan ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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 .