Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Algeria or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 16,491 deaths against 16,175 deaths in Algeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Algeria and Zimbabwe?

316 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Zimbabwe: Number of infants who die before age 1

Algeria

16,175 deaths

in 2023

Zimbabwe

16,491 deaths

in 2023

Algeria rank

43rd

Zimbabwe rank

41st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Algeria
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 16,491 deaths against 16,175 deaths in Algeria, a difference of 316 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	81,618 deaths	15,056 deaths	66,562 deaths	Algeria
1960s	94,718 deaths	16,356 deaths	78,362 deaths	Algeria
1970s	97,494 deaths	19,627 deaths	77,867 deaths	Algeria
1980s	56,474 deaths	20,853 deaths	35,621 deaths	Algeria
1990s	27,473 deaths	22,147 deaths	5,326 deaths	Algeria
2000s	19,908 deaths	26,862 deaths	6,954 deaths	Zimbabwe
2010s	21,121 deaths	21,938 deaths	817.1 deaths	Zimbabwe
2020s	17,540 deaths	16,874 deaths	666.5 deaths	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Algeria or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 16,491 deaths against 16,175 deaths in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Algeria and Zimbabwe?: 316 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Algeria ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.