Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality rate
Sudan
6.16 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Child mortality rate over time
- Sudan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.16 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 200 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 | 19.09 deaths per 100 live births | 16.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1960s | 16.84 deaths per 100 live births | 13.81 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1970s | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 12.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1980s | 16.88 deaths per 100 live births | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 7.27 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1990s | 12.27 deaths per 100 live births | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 2000s | 9.04 deaths per 100 live births | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.189 deaths per 100 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.043 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 2020s | 5.65 deaths per 100 live births | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.686 deaths per 100 live births | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.16 deaths per 100 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.31 deaths per 100 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Sudan ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.