Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate vs. child mortality
Samoa
3.83 live births per woman
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Samoa rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
37th
Fertility rate vs. child mortality over time
- Samoa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.83 live births per woman against 3.72 live births per woman in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.69 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 0.5852 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1960s | 7.65 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 0.464 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.68 live births per woman | 6.82 live births per woman | 0.1432 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 5.5 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 0.395 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.78 live births per woman | 4.33 live births per woman | 0.4526 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 2000s | 4.41 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 0.5771 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.35 live births per woman | 3.94 live births per woman | 0.4117 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.91 live births per woman | 3.75 live births per woman | 0.161 live births per woman | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. child mortality, Samoa or Zimbabwe?
- Samoa, at 3.83 live births per woman against 3.72 live births per woman in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. child mortality between Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Samoa ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.