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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Namibia: Mortality rate, infant

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
13.38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
36.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st
Namibia rank
30th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Namibia
20406080196719952024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 36.4 per 1,000 live births against 13.38 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 23.02 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 36.44 per 1,000 live births 52.28 per 1,000 live births 15.84 per 1,000 live births Namibia
2000s 22.48 per 1,000 live births 44.1 per 1,000 live births 21.62 per 1,000 live births Namibia
2010s 16.28 per 1,000 live births 44.7 per 1,000 live births 28.42 per 1,000 live births Namibia
2020s 13.95 per 1,000 live births 39.1 per 1,000 live births 25.15 per 1,000 live births Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Namibia?
Namibia, at 36.4 per 1,000 live births against 13.38 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia?
23.02 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (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

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.