Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, under-5
Guinea-Bissau
67.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
64.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 67.3 per 1,000 live births against 64.7 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.6 per 1,000 live births.
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 | 236.84 per 1,000 live births | 83.32 per 1,000 live births | 153.52 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 202.21 per 1,000 live births | 97.42 per 1,000 live births | 104.79 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 148.09 per 1,000 live births | 92.33 per 1,000 live births | 55.76 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 94.74 per 1,000 live births | 64.11 per 1,000 live births | 30.63 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 72 per 1,000 live births | 63.4 per 1,000 live births | 8.6 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, Guinea-Bissau or Zimbabwe?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 67.3 per 1,000 live births against 64.7 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
- 2.6 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?
- 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 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.