Congo vs Namibia: Child mortality
Congo
3.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia
3.95 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
40th
Namibia rank
38th
Child mortality over time
- Congo
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.95 deaths per 100 live births against 3.91 deaths per 100 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Namibia ahead.
Congo ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 38th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 9 and Namibia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 40.85 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.383 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1810s | 40.85 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.383 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1820s | 40.85 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.383 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1830s | 40.85 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.383 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1840s | 40.85 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.383 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1850s | 40.85 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.383 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1860s | 40.85 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.383 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1870s | 40.85 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.383 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1880s | 40.85 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.383 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1890s | 40.84 deaths per 100 live births | 41.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1900s | 40.53 deaths per 100 live births | 40.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3794 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1910s | 39.7 deaths per 100 live births | 40.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3716 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1920s | 38.74 deaths per 100 live births | 39.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3626 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 1930s | 36.67 deaths per 100 live births | 34.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 1940s | 31.77 deaths per 100 live births | 23.2 deaths per 100 live births | 8.58 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 1950s | 24.07 deaths per 100 live births | 14.61 deaths per 100 live births | 9.47 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 1960s | 16.5 deaths per 100 live births | 10.66 deaths per 100 live births | 5.85 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 1970s | 12.24 deaths per 100 live births | 9.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 1980s | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | 8.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7232 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 1990s | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 7.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.92 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2000s | 8.91 deaths per 100 live births | 6.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 5.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4209 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2020s | 4.17 deaths per 100 live births | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0336 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Congo or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.95 deaths per 100 live births against 3.91 deaths per 100 live births in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Congo and Namibia?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Namibia?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Namibia rank globally for child mortality?
- Congo ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 38th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.