Central Asia vs Zimbabwe: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Central Asia
16.99 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
64.66 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Central Asia rank
14th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Central Asia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 64.66 per 1,000 live births against 16.99 per 1,000 live births in Central Asia, a difference of 47.67 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.8 times Central Asia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Central Asia ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 21 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Asia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.92 per 1,000 live births | 92.34 per 1,000 live births | 47.42 per 1,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 23.69 per 1,000 live births | 64.13 per 1,000 live births | 40.44 per 1,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 17.9 per 1,000 live births | 63.38 per 1,000 live births | 45.49 per 1,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Central Asia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 64.66 per 1,000 live births against 16.99 per 1,000 live births in Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Central Asia and Zimbabwe?
- 47.67 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Central Asia and Zimbabwe rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Central Asia ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 21 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.