Congo vs Namibia: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita

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 rate vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Namibia
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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 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 38th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 15.75 deaths per 100 live births 11.06 deaths per 100 live births 4.68 deaths per 100 live births Congo
1970s 12.24 deaths per 100 live births 9.98 deaths per 100 live births 2.26 deaths per 100 live births Congo
1980s 9.69 deaths per 100 live births 8.97 deaths per 100 live births 0.723 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 0.42 deaths per 100 live births Congo
2020s 4.17 deaths per 100 live births 4.2 deaths per 100 live births 0.036 deaths per 100 live births Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, 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 rate vs. gdp per capita 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?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Namibia rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
Congo ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 38th of 200 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 rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,286 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.