Latin America & Caribbean vs Namibia: Mortality rate, infant, female
Latin America & Caribbean
11.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
32.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
31st
Namibia rank
30th
Mortality rate, infant, female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 32.6 per 1,000 live births against 11.9 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 20.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.21 per 1,000 live births | 47.42 per 1,000 live births | 15.21 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2000s | 19.8 per 1,000 live births | 39.68 per 1,000 live births | 19.88 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2010s | 14.37 per 1,000 live births | 40.23 per 1,000 live births | 25.86 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 12.36 per 1,000 live births | 35.1 per 1,000 live births | 22.74 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Latin America & Caribbean or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 32.6 per 1,000 live births against 11.9 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia?
- 20.7 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.