Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Infant mortality rate wdi

Somalia
6
in 2024
Zimbabwe
5.58
in 2024
Somalia rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
6th

Infant mortality rate wdi over time

  • Somalia
  • Zimbabwe
5101520195419892024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6 against 5.58 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.42.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 195 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 9.99 5.37 4.62 Somalia
1990s 13.17 5.07 8.09 Somalia
2000s 9.59 5.65 3.94 Somalia
2010s 9.74 5.13 4.61 Somalia
2020s 6.75 5.43 1.32 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate wdi, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
Somalia, at 6 against 5.58 in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate wdi between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
0.42, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for infant mortality rate wdi?
Somalia ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate wdi. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate wdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed