Dominican Republic vs Namibia: Mortality rate, neonatal
Dominican Republic
21.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
21.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
40th
Namibia rank
37th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Dominican Republic
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 21.4 per 1,000 live births against 21.2 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 37th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.4 per 1,000 live births | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | 32.43 per 1,000 live births | 6.17 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 1990s | 23.1 per 1,000 live births | 27.16 per 1,000 live births | 4.06 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2000s | 23.17 per 1,000 live births | 21.67 per 1,000 live births | 1.5 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 24.22 per 1,000 live births | 23.91 per 1,000 live births | 0.31 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | 22.66 per 1,000 live births | 0.26 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Dominican Republic or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 21.4 per 1,000 live births against 21.2 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Dominican Republic and Namibia?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Namibia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 37th 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, neonatal (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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.