Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Zambia
0.2201 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.2095 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Zambia rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
27th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2201 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Zambia ahead.
Zambia ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3448 under-five deaths per woman | Zambia |
| 1960s | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9978 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4019 under-five deaths per woman | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8418 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3509 under-five deaths per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5765 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5656 under-five deaths per woman | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4189 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6594 under-five deaths per woman | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.6364 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3515 under-five deaths per woman | 0.285 under-five deaths per woman | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.307 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2502 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0568 under-five deaths per woman | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.2246 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2143 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0103 under-five deaths per woman | Zambia |
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, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zambia, at 0.2201 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Zambia ranks 26th 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).