Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, infant
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 47.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 15.28 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.92 per 1,000 live births | 57.7 per 1,000 live births | 41.22 per 1,000 live births | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 74.9 per 1,000 live births | 63.53 per 1,000 live births | 11.37 per 1,000 live births | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 55.13 per 1,000 live births | 57.51 per 1,000 live births | 2.38 per 1,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 49.21 per 1,000 live births | 60.76 per 1,000 live births | 11.55 per 1,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 47.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe?
- 15.28 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th 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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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.