Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Madagascar
57.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
57.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
17th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 57.8 per 1,000 live births against 57.1 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 154.88 per 1,000 live births 111.84 per 1,000 live births 43.04 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
1980s 198.72 per 1,000 live births 87.61 per 1,000 live births 111.11 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
1990s 125.18 per 1,000 live births 90.07 per 1,000 live births 35.11 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
2000s 80.71 per 1,000 live births 84.96 per 1,000 live births 4.25 per 1,000 live births Zimbabwe
2010s 60.78 per 1,000 live births 57.55 per 1,000 live births 3.23 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
2020s 58.7 per 1,000 live births 56.68 per 1,000 live births 2.02 per 1,000 live births Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 57.8 per 1,000 live births against 57.1 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Madagascar ranks 19th 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.