Eritrea vs Zimbabwe: Fertility vs child mortality

Eritrea
3.71
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.72
in 2023
Eritrea rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
37th

Fertility vs child mortality over time

  • Eritrea
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 3.72 against 3.71 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Eritrea ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 6.5 7.1 0.5988 Zimbabwe
1960s 6.49 7.18 0.691 Zimbabwe
1970s 6.58 6.82 0.2488 Zimbabwe
1980s 6.57 5.89 0.6734 Eritrea
1990s 5.95 4.33 1.62 Eritrea
2000s 5.01 3.83 1.18 Eritrea
2010s 4.26 3.94 0.3197 Eritrea
2020s 3.82 3.75 0.0722 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility vs child mortality, Eritrea or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 3.72 against 3.71 in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility vs child mortality between Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
0.01, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility vs child mortality?
Eritrea ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fertility vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed