What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between World and Zimbabwe?

27.3 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zimbabwe?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

World vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, under-5

World

37.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Zimbabwe

64.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

World rank

18th

Zimbabwe rank

17th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

World
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 64.7 per 1,000 live births against 37.4 per 1,000 live births in World, a difference of 27.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.7 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.

World ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 45 groups.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	World	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	87.96 per 1,000 live births	97.42 per 1,000 live births	9.46 per 1,000 live births	Zimbabwe
2000s	64.29 per 1,000 live births	92.33 per 1,000 live births	28.04 per 1,000 live births	Zimbabwe
2010s	44.09 per 1,000 live births	64.11 per 1,000 live births	20.02 per 1,000 live births	Zimbabwe
2020s	38.9 per 1,000 live births	63.4 per 1,000 live births	24.5 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, World or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 64.7 per 1,000 live births against 37.4 per 1,000 live births in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between World and Zimbabwe?: 27.3 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zimbabwe?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do World and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: World ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 45 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.