What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Congo and Namibia?

0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Namibia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by household wealth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Namibia: Child mortality rate by household wealth

Congo

3.98 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Namibia

4.03 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Congo rank

38th

Namibia rank

37th

Child mortality rate by household wealth over time

Congo
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 4.03 deaths per 100 live births against 3.98 deaths per 100 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 37th of 106 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.95 deaths per 100 live births	7.72 deaths per 100 live births	3.23 deaths per 100 live births	Congo
2000s	9.44 deaths per 100 live births	7.21 deaths per 100 live births	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	Congo
2010s	5.6 deaths per 100 live births	5.16 deaths per 100 live births	0.4433 deaths per 100 live births	Congo
2020s	4.25 deaths per 100 live births	4.3 deaths per 100 live births	0.048 deaths per 100 live births	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Congo or Namibia?: Namibia, at 4.03 deaths per 100 live births against 3.98 deaths per 100 live births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Congo and Namibia?: 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Namibia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Namibia rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?: Congo ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 37th of 106 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by household wealth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 106 places, 3,710 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.