Namibia vs Pacific island small states: Mortality rate, infant
Namibia
36.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pacific island small states
18.72 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
30th
Pacific island small states rank
27th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Namibia
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 36.4 per 1,000 live births against 18.72 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states, a difference of 17.68 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.9 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 30th and Pacific island small states ranks 27th of 197 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.28 per 1,000 live births | 24.75 per 1,000 live births | 27.53 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2000s | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | 21.22 per 1,000 live births | 22.88 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2010s | 44.7 per 1,000 live births | 19.29 per 1,000 live births | 25.41 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | 19.23 per 1,000 live births | 19.87 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Namibia or Pacific island small states?
- Namibia, at 36.4 per 1,000 live births against 18.72 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Namibia and Pacific island small states?
- 17.68 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Pacific island small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Pacific island small states rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Namibia ranks 30th and Pacific island small states ranks 27th 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.