What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Congo and Namibia?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Namibia?

58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Congo

35.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Namibia

35.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Congo rank

40th

Namibia rank

42nd

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

Congo
Namibia

How they compare

Congo currently reports 35.5 per 1,000 live births against 35.4 per 1,000 live births in Namibia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 42nd of 196 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	139.33 per 1,000 live births	90.97 per 1,000 live births	48.37 per 1,000 live births	Congo
1970s	116.6 per 1,000 live births	93.93 per 1,000 live births	22.67 per 1,000 live births	Congo
1980s	91.38 per 1,000 live births	83.61 per 1,000 live births	7.77 per 1,000 live births	Congo
1990s	96.9 per 1,000 live births	68.07 per 1,000 live births	28.83 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2000s	83.55 per 1,000 live births	63.86 per 1,000 live births	19.69 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2010s	50.02 per 1,000 live births	45.14 per 1,000 live births	4.88 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2020s	38 per 1,000 live births	37.7 per 1,000 live births	0.3 per 1,000 live births	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Congo or Namibia?: Congo, at 35.5 per 1,000 live births against 35.4 per 1,000 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Congo and Namibia?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Namibia?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Congo and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?: Congo ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (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, under-5, female (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: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.