Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality rate ihme

Afghanistan
5.53
in 2019
Zimbabwe
5.25
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
30th

Child mortality rate ihme over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zimbabwe
51015202530195019842019

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 5.53 against 5.25 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.28.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 201 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 26.96 13.5 13.45 Afghanistan
1960s 24.31 11.79 12.52 Afghanistan
1970s 22.23 9.77 12.46 Afghanistan
1980s 19.93 7.63 12.31 Afghanistan
1990s 13.94 7.29 6.65 Afghanistan
2000s 10.67 7.84 2.83 Afghanistan
2010s 6.52 6.04 0.485 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate ihme, Afghanistan or Zimbabwe?
Afghanistan, at 5.53 against 5.25 in Zimbabwe as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate ihme between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
0.28, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for child mortality rate ihme?
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate ihme
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed