Burundi vs Zimbabwe
Burundi vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 4.7 per 100 live births in Burundi and 6.5 per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 1.8 per 100 live births, or 1.37 times that in Burundi.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Burundi.
- In 2024, Burundi ranked 34 and Zimbabwe ranked 17 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Burundi | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 7.1 | 6 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 8 | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 2010 | 9 | 8.5 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 9.6 | 9 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 11 | 9.1 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 6 |
| 2005 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 13 | 9.1 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 13.7 | 9.2 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 14.2 | 9.4 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 14.8 | 9.6 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 15.2 | 9.9 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 15.7 | 10 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 16.1 | 9.7 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 16.4 | 10.1 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 19 | 10.8 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 16.8 | 10.4 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 16.9 | 10.3 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 19.2 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 17 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 16.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 16.9 | 8.4 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 16.8 | 8.1 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 16.8 | 8 | 10 |
| 1987 | 16.9 | 8.1 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 17.2 | 8.5 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 17.7 | 8.9 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 18.4 | 9.6 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 19.3 | 10.3 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 20.3 | 11 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 21.3 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 22.4 | 12 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 23.2 | 12.2 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 24 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 24.5 | 12.2 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 24.8 | 12.1 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 24.9 | 12.1 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 25 | 12 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 25 | 12 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 31.8 | 12 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 25 | 12.1 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 25 | 12.2 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 24.9 | 12.4 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 24.8 | 12.6 | 15 |
| 1967 | 24.6 | 12.9 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 24.4 | 13.2 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 24.2 | 13.6 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 24 | 14 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 24.7 | 14.4 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 24.8 | 14.7 | 17 |
| 1961 | 24.8 | 15 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 24.9 | 15.4 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 25 | 15.6 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | – | 15.8 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | – | 16.1 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 16.3 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | – | 16.5 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | 16.7 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | – | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | – | 28 |
| 1938 | – | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | – | 32 |
| 1928 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | – | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | – | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | – | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | – | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | – | – | 36 |
| 1910 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | – | – | 41 |
| 1896 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | – | – | 41 |
| 1887 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | – | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burundi vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023