Namibia vs Uganda: Mortality rate, infant, male

Namibia
40 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Uganda
39.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
30th
Uganda rank
31st

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

  • Namibia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 40 per 1,000 live births against 39.7 per 1,000 live births in Uganda, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 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 197 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 64.9 per 1,000 live births 119.53 per 1,000 live births 54.63 per 1,000 live births Uganda
1970s 71.32 per 1,000 live births 124.05 per 1,000 live births 52.73 per 1,000 live births Uganda
1980s 70.74 per 1,000 live births 125.52 per 1,000 live births 54.78 per 1,000 live births Uganda
1990s 56.89 per 1,000 live births 106.71 per 1,000 live births 49.82 per 1,000 live births Uganda
2000s 48.32 per 1,000 live births 76.48 per 1,000 live births 28.16 per 1,000 live births Uganda
2010s 48.91 per 1,000 live births 46 per 1,000 live births 2.91 per 1,000 live births Namibia
2020s 42.92 per 1,000 live births 40.08 per 1,000 live births 2.84 per 1,000 live births Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Namibia or Uganda?
Namibia, at 40 per 1,000 live births against 39.7 per 1,000 live births in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Namibia and Uganda?
0.3 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant, male?
Namibia ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.