Lower-middle income (World Bank) vs Zimbabwe: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)

Lower-middle income (World Bank)
33.08
in 2024
Zimbabwe
62.44
in 2024
Lower-middle income (World Bank) rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
6th

Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time

  • Lower-middle income (World Bank)
  • Zimbabwe
020406080195419892024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 62.44 against 33.08 in Lower-middle income (World Bank), a difference of 29.36.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.9 times Lower-middle income (World Bank)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lower-middle income (World Bank) ahead.

Lower-middle income (World Bank) ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 11 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lower-middle income (World Bank) averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower-middle income (World Bank) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 77.67 57.7 19.97 Lower-middle income (World Bank)
2000s 58.63 63.54 4.9 Zimbabwe
2010s 42.36 57.52 15.16 Zimbabwe
2020s 34.68 60.78 26.11 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Lower-middle income (World Bank) or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 62.44 against 33.08 in Lower-middle income (World Bank) as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Lower-middle income (World Bank) and Zimbabwe?
29.36, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower-middle income (World Bank) and Zimbabwe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lower-middle income (World Bank) and Zimbabwe rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
Lower-middle income (World Bank) ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 11 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 13,719 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed