Namibia vs Uganda: Infant mortality rate by sex
Namibia
3.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uganda
3.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
30th
Uganda rank
31st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Namibia
- Uganda
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.26 deaths per 100 live births against 3.2 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Uganda ahead.
Namibia ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10.26 deaths per 100 live births | 4.72 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1970s | 6.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10.75 deaths per 100 live births | 4.62 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1980s | 6.03 deaths per 100 live births | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | 5.1 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 9.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 2000s | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2931 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2753 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Namibia or Uganda?
- Namibia, at 3.26 deaths per 100 live births against 3.2 deaths per 100 live births in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Namibia and Uganda?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uganda?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Uganda rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Namibia ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 31st 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 Infant mortality rate by sex. 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .