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

Zimbabwe, at 16,491 deaths against 16,295 deaths in Burundi as of 2023.

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

196 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi 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.

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

Burundi

16,295 deaths

in 2023

Zimbabwe

16,491 deaths

in 2023

Burundi rank

42nd

Zimbabwe rank

41st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Burundi
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 16,491 deaths against 16,295 deaths in Burundi, a difference of 196 deaths.

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

Burundi ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18,759 deaths	15,056 deaths	3,703 deaths	Burundi
1960s	21,095 deaths	16,356 deaths	4,739 deaths	Burundi
1970s	26,240 deaths	19,627 deaths	6,614 deaths	Burundi
1980s	27,300 deaths	20,853 deaths	6,447 deaths	Burundi
1990s	26,570 deaths	22,147 deaths	4,423 deaths	Burundi
2000s	26,070 deaths	26,862 deaths	792.6 deaths	Zimbabwe
2010s	21,807 deaths	21,938 deaths	131.6 deaths	Zimbabwe
2020s	16,886 deaths	16,874 deaths	12 deaths	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Burundi or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 16,491 deaths against 16,295 deaths in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Burundi and Zimbabwe?: 196 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Burundi ranks 42nd 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.