Kiribati vs Namibia: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Kiribati
38.81 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
36.41 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
29th
Namibia rank
31st
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Kiribati
- Namibia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 38.81 per 1,000 live births against 36.41 per 1,000 live births in Namibia, a difference of 2.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 29th and Namibia ranks 31st of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.23 per 1,000 live births | 44.11 per 1,000 live births | 1.12 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 42.51 per 1,000 live births | 44.71 per 1,000 live births | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 40.64 per 1,000 live births | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | 1.55 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Kiribati or Namibia?
- Kiribati, at 38.81 per 1,000 live births against 36.41 per 1,000 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Kiribati and Namibia?
- 2.4 per 1,000 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Namibia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Namibia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Kiribati ranks 29th and Namibia ranks 31st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.