Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, under-5
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 64.7 per 1,000 live births against 36.4 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 28.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.11 per 1,000 live births | 97.42 per 1,000 live births | 9.31 per 1,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 64.78 per 1,000 live births | 92.33 per 1,000 live births | 27.55 per 1,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 47.37 per 1,000 live births | 64.11 per 1,000 live births | 16.74 per 1,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 38.7 per 1,000 live births | 63.4 per 1,000 live births | 24.7 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 64.7 per 1,000 live births against 36.4 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Zimbabwe?
- 28.3 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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, 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.