Niger vs Zimbabwe: Infant mortality rate
Niger
6.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Niger
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Niger currently reports 6.56 deaths per 100 live births against 6.24 deaths per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.89 deaths per 100 live births | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | 8.08 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1970s | 14.99 deaths per 100 live births | 7.1 deaths per 100 live births | 7.88 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1980s | 14.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.56 deaths per 100 live births | 8.03 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1990s | 13.11 deaths per 100 live births | 5.77 deaths per 100 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2000s | 8.86 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 6.95 deaths per 100 live births | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 6.77 deaths per 100 live births | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6893 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Niger or Zimbabwe?
- Niger, at 6.56 deaths per 100 live births against 6.24 deaths per 100 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Niger and Zimbabwe?
- 0.32 deaths per 100 live births, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zimbabwe?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Zimbabwe rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .