Niger vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, infant, female
Niger
60.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
55.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Mortality rate, infant, female over time
- Niger
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Niger currently reports 60.4 per 1,000 live births against 55.8 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 4.6 per 1,000 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 197 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 | 139.2 per 1,000 live births | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | 79.6 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 1970s | 140.12 per 1,000 live births | 62.07 per 1,000 live births | 78.05 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 1980s | 136.82 per 1,000 live births | 57.42 per 1,000 live births | 79.4 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 1990s | 124.06 per 1,000 live births | 50.75 per 1,000 live births | 73.31 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2000s | 82.78 per 1,000 live births | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | 26.28 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 64.12 per 1,000 live births | 51.28 per 1,000 live births | 12.84 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 62.36 per 1,000 live births | 54.3 per 1,000 live births | 8.06 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Niger or Zimbabwe?
- Niger, at 60.4 per 1,000 live births against 55.8 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Niger and Zimbabwe?
- 4.6 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant, female?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.