Namibia vs Rwanda: Infant mortality rate

Namibia

2.7%

in 2023

Rwanda

2.8%

in 2023

Namibia rank

55th

Rwanda rank

53rd

Infant mortality rate over time

Rwanda currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: % of infants
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.