Comoros vs Namibia: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Comoros
3.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
3.64 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Comoros rank
32nd
Namibia rank
30th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Comoros
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.64 per 1,000 live births against 3.5 per 1,000 live births in Comoros, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 32nd and Namibia ranks 30th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.96 per 1,000 live births | 6.81 per 1,000 live births | 7.15 per 1,000 live births | Comoros |
| 1980s | 11.14 per 1,000 live births | 6.57 per 1,000 live births | 4.57 per 1,000 live births | Comoros |
| 1990s | 7.98 per 1,000 live births | 5.23 per 1,000 live births | 2.75 per 1,000 live births | Comoros |
| 2000s | 5.64 per 1,000 live births | 4.41 per 1,000 live births | 1.23 per 1,000 live births | Comoros |
| 2010s | 4.34 per 1,000 live births | 4.47 per 1,000 live births | 0.131 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.91 per 1,000 live births | 0.212 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Comoros or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.64 per 1,000 live births against 3.5 per 1,000 live births in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Comoros and Namibia?
- 0.14 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Namibia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Namibia rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Comoros ranks 32nd and Namibia ranks 30th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.