Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Guinea-Bissau
61.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
57.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th
Zimbabwe rank
17th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 61.6 per 1,000 live births against 57.8 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3.8 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 197 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 225.8 per 1,000 live births 75.46 per 1,000 live births 150.34 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
1990s 191.08 per 1,000 live births 90.07 per 1,000 live births 101.01 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
2000s 137.95 per 1,000 live births 84.96 per 1,000 live births 52.99 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
2010s 87.24 per 1,000 live births 57.55 per 1,000 live births 29.69 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
2020s 65.92 per 1,000 live births 56.68 per 1,000 live births 9.24 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Guinea-Bissau or Zimbabwe?
Guinea-Bissau, at 61.6 per 1,000 live births against 57.8 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
3.8 per 1,000 live births, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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, under-5, 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (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

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.