Kiribati vs Namibia: Infant mortality rate
Kiribati
3.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia
3.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
28th
Namibia rank
30th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Kiribati
- Namibia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.64 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 28th and Namibia ranks 30th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.24 deaths per 100 live births | 6.03 deaths per 100 live births | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 9.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 8.23 deaths per 100 live births | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 5.91 deaths per 100 live births | 5.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6822 deaths per 100 live births | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1123 deaths per 100 live births | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2201 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1546 deaths per 100 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 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.64 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Kiribati and Namibia?
- 0.24 deaths per 100 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Namibia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Namibia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Kiribati ranks 28th and Namibia ranks 30th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .