Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, infant

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
42.76 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
62.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
9th
Zimbabwe rank
6th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 42.76 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 19.64 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 102.29 per 1,000 live births 57.7 per 1,000 live births 44.59 per 1,000 live births Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 75.24 per 1,000 live births 63.53 per 1,000 live births 11.71 per 1,000 live births Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 53 per 1,000 live births 57.51 per 1,000 live births 4.51 per 1,000 live births Zimbabwe
2020s 45.57 per 1,000 live births 60.76 per 1,000 live births 15.19 per 1,000 live births Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 42.76 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Zimbabwe?
19.64 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Zimbabwe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.