Niger vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, infant, male
Niger
70.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
68.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Mortality rate, infant, male over time
- Niger
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Niger currently reports 70.6 per 1,000 live births against 68.6 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2 per 1,000 live births.
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 | 158.1 per 1,000 live births | 76.2 per 1,000 live births | 81.9 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 1970s | 159.02 per 1,000 live births | 79.56 per 1,000 live births | 79.46 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 1980s | 154.5 per 1,000 live births | 73.36 per 1,000 live births | 81.14 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 1990s | 137.75 per 1,000 live births | 64.32 per 1,000 live births | 73.43 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2000s | 94.13 per 1,000 live births | 70.21 per 1,000 live births | 23.92 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 74.52 per 1,000 live births | 63.43 per 1,000 live births | 11.09 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | 66.82 per 1,000 live births | 5.88 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Niger or Zimbabwe?
- Niger, at 70.6 per 1,000 live births against 68.6 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Niger and Zimbabwe?
- 2 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, male?
- 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, male (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, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.