Kiribati vs Namibia: Mortality rate, infant
Kiribati
38.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
36.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
28th
Namibia rank
30th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Kiribati
- Namibia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 36.4 per 1,000 live births in Namibia, a difference of 2.4 per 1,000 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 197 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 | 112.43 per 1,000 live births | 60.27 per 1,000 live births | 52.17 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 95.85 per 1,000 live births | 66.44 per 1,000 live births | 29.41 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 82.32 per 1,000 live births | 65.68 per 1,000 live births | 16.64 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 59.1 per 1,000 live births | 52.28 per 1,000 live births | 6.82 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 45.23 per 1,000 live births | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | 1.13 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 42.52 per 1,000 live births | 44.7 per 1,000 live births | 2.18 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 40.64 per 1,000 live births | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | 1.54 per 1,000 live births | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Kiribati or Namibia?
- Kiribati, at 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 36.4 per 1,000 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Kiribati and Namibia?
- 2.4 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant?
- Kiribati ranks 28th and Namibia ranks 30th 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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.