Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, European Union or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 14,099 against 6,504 in European Union as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Zimbabwe?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union vs Zimbabwe: Number of under-five deaths, female

European Union

6,504

in 2024

Zimbabwe

14,099

in 2024

European Union rank

37th

Zimbabwe rank

35th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

European Union
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 14,099 against 6,504 in European Union, a difference of 7,595.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.2 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 43 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20,070	16,130	3,940	European Union
2000s	11,723	18,404	6,681	Zimbabwe
2010s	8,380	14,011	5,631	Zimbabwe
2020s	6,798	13,630	6,832	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, European Union or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 14,099 against 6,504 in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between European Union and Zimbabwe?: 7,595, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Zimbabwe?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do European Union and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: European Union ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 43 groups.
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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.