Congo vs Namibia: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
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 vs. share in extreme poverty 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 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 vs. share in extreme poverty, 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 vs. share in extreme poverty 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?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Namibia rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Congo ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 38th of 199 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .