Namibia vs Rwanda: Child mortality rate
Namibia
3.7%
in 2023
Rwanda
3.7%
in 2023
Namibia rank
53rd
Rwanda rank
54th
Child mortality rate over time
- Namibia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.7% against 3.7% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 53rd and Rwanda ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.2% | 24.6% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 17.6% | 21.6% | 4.0% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 12.6% | 23.4% | 10.8% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 17.4% | 8.2% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 20.9% | 13.5% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 11.8% | 5.0% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 5.1% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Namibia or Rwanda?
- Namibia, at 3.7% against 3.7% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Namibia and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Namibia ranks 53rd and Rwanda ranks 54th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.