Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, adult, female
Mortality rate, adult, female over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 273.92 per 1,000 female adults against 226.17 per 1,000 female adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 47.75 per 1,000 female adults.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 380.96 per 1,000 female adults | 264.2 per 1,000 female adults | 116.76 per 1,000 female adults | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 348.16 per 1,000 female adults | 233.82 per 1,000 female adults | 114.35 per 1,000 female adults | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 326.26 per 1,000 female adults | 223 per 1,000 female adults | 103.26 per 1,000 female adults | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 348.44 per 1,000 female adults | 456.81 per 1,000 female adults | 108.38 per 1,000 female adults | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 346.13 per 1,000 female adults | 636.99 per 1,000 female adults | 290.86 per 1,000 female adults | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 275.44 per 1,000 female adults | 387.54 per 1,000 female adults | 112.1 per 1,000 female adults | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 239.18 per 1,000 female adults | 294.42 per 1,000 female adults | 55.24 per 1,000 female adults | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 273.92 per 1,000 female adults against 226.17 per 1,000 female adults in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 47.75 per 1,000 female adults, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.