Brazil vs Zimbabwe: Number of infant deaths
Brazil
31,647 deaths
in 2024
Zimbabwe
30,713 deaths
in 2024
Brazil rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
28th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Brazil
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 31,647 deaths against 30,713 deaths in Zimbabwe, a difference of 934 deaths.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 394,093 deaths | 13,273 deaths | 380,820 deaths | Brazil |
| 1960s | 369,484 deaths | 14,564 deaths | 354,920 deaths | Brazil |
| 1970s | 321,223 deaths | 19,236 deaths | 301,987 deaths | Brazil |
| 1980s | 249,859 deaths | 22,910 deaths | 226,949 deaths | Brazil |
| 1990s | 148,458 deaths | 20,972 deaths | 127,485 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 71,779 deaths | 28,234 deaths | 43,544 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 41,532 deaths | 28,279 deaths | 13,252 deaths | Brazil |
| 2020s | 33,360 deaths | 29,495 deaths | 3,865 deaths | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Brazil or Zimbabwe?
- Brazil, at 31,647 deaths against 30,713 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Brazil and Zimbabwe?
- 934 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zimbabwe?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Brazil ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .