United States of America vs Zimbabwe: Number of infants who die before age 1

United States of America
19,398 deaths
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16,491 deaths
in 2023
United States of America rank
39th
Zimbabwe rank
41st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • United States of America
  • Zimbabwe
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k195019862023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 19,398 deaths against 16,491 deaths in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2,907 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 117,181 deaths 15,056 deaths 102,125 deaths United States of America
1960s 96,669 deaths 16,356 deaths 80,313 deaths United States of America
1970s 57,374 deaths 19,627 deaths 37,747 deaths United States of America
1980s 42,252 deaths 20,853 deaths 21,399 deaths United States of America
1990s 32,382 deaths 22,147 deaths 10,235 deaths United States of America
2000s 28,119 deaths 26,862 deaths 1,257 deaths United States of America
2010s 22,950 deaths 21,938 deaths 1,011 deaths United States of America
2020s 19,816 deaths 16,874 deaths 2,942 deaths United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, United States of America or Zimbabwe?
United States of America, at 19,398 deaths against 16,491 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between United States of America and Zimbabwe?
2,907 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do United States of America and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
United States of America ranks 39th 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

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