Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe: Children died before five per woman

Afghanistan
0.1872
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.2095
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
27th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zimbabwe
00.511.522.5195319882024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.2095 against 0.1872 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0223.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 200 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 2.63 1.14 1.5 Afghanistan
1960s 2.4 0.9978 1.4 Afghanistan
1970s 2.15 0.8418 1.31 Afghanistan
1980s 1.89 0.5765 1.31 Afghanistan
1990s 1.2 0.4189 0.7836 Afghanistan
2000s 0.7806 0.3515 0.4292 Afghanistan
2010s 0.4094 0.2502 0.1592 Afghanistan
2020s 0.2325 0.2143 0.0182 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Afghanistan or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.2095 against 0.1872 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
0.0223, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed