Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Afghanistan
0.1872 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.2095 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
27th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Afghanistan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1872 under-five deaths per woman in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0223 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.63 under-five deaths per woman | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 2.4 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9978 under-five deaths per woman | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2.15 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8418 under-five deaths per woman | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.89 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5765 under-five deaths per woman | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4189 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7836 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.7806 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3515 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4292 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4094 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2502 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1592 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2325 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2143 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0182 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Afghanistan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1872 under-five deaths per woman in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0223 under-five deaths per woman, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Afghanistan ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).