Côte d'Ivoire vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Côte d'Ivoire
6.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.45 deaths per 100 live births in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.8 deaths per 100 live births | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 6.19 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 15.12 deaths per 100 live births | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 5.37 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 12.31 deaths per 100 live births | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 8.78 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5325 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Côte d'Ivoire or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.45 deaths per 100 live births in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .