Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Infant mortality rate
Somalia
6.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Somalia rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.54 deaths per 100 live births against 6.24 deaths per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 199 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 | 10.73 deaths per 100 live births | 6.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.58 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1990s | 13.88 deaths per 100 live births | 5.77 deaths per 100 live births | 8.11 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2000s | 10.28 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 7.32 deaths per 100 live births | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Somalia, at 6.54 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 Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.3 deaths per 100 live births, 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?
- Somalia ranks 4th 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
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .