Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Sudan
66.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
71 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sudan rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
17th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Sudan
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 71 per 1,000 live births against 66.4 per 1,000 live births in Sudan, a difference of 4.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Sudan ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 175.65 per 1,000 live births 146.08 per 1,000 live births 29.57 per 1,000 live births Sudan
1970s 161.6 per 1,000 live births 129.65 per 1,000 live births 31.95 per 1,000 live births Sudan
1980s 176.79 per 1,000 live births 104.09 per 1,000 live births 72.7 per 1,000 live births Sudan
1990s 130.71 per 1,000 live births 104.46 per 1,000 live births 26.25 per 1,000 live births Sudan
2000s 97.38 per 1,000 live births 99.36 per 1,000 live births 1.98 per 1,000 live births Zimbabwe
2010s 70.41 per 1,000 live births 70.37 per 1,000 live births 0.04 per 1,000 live births Sudan
2020s 61.56 per 1,000 live births 69.64 per 1,000 live births 8.08 per 1,000 live births Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 71 per 1,000 live births against 66.4 per 1,000 live births in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
4.6 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Sudan ranks 20th 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, 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.