Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, South Africa or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 13,603 against 12,865 in South Africa as of 2024.

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

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Number of infant deaths, female

South Africa

12,865

in 2024

Zimbabwe

13,603

in 2024

South Africa rank

29th

Zimbabwe rank

28th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

South Africa
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 13,603 against 12,865 in South Africa, a difference of 738.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	41,934	9,682	32,252	South Africa
1980s	34,541	9,925	24,616	South Africa
1990s	23,808	9,136	14,672	South Africa
2000s	22,587	12,451	10,136	South Africa
2010s	16,081	12,514	3,566	South Africa
2020s	12,964	13,064	99.8	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, South Africa or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 13,603 against 12,865 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between South Africa and Zimbabwe?: 738, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: South Africa ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.