Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Infant mortality rates
Ethiopia
3.3
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.32
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
35th
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Infant mortality rates over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.32 against 3.3 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.29 | 9.68 | 9.61 | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 15.51 | 8.1 | 7.41 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 15.04 | 7.15 | 7.89 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 14.89 | 5.87 | 9.02 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 10.62 | 6.01 | 4.61 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 7.19 | 5.97 | 1.21 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.53 | 4.41 | 0.117 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.46 | 3.45 | 0.0133 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rates, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.32 against 3.3 in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.02, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for infant mortality rates?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.