Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, adult, female

Sub-Saharan Africa
226.17 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Zimbabwe
273.92 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
6th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zimbabwe
200300400500600700196019922024

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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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
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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.