Congo vs Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Congo
42.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
43.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
42nd
Namibia rank
39th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Congo
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 43.4 per 1,000 live births against 42.4 per 1,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 42nd and Namibia ranks 39th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 151.2 per 1,000 live births | 101.87 per 1,000 live births | 49.33 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 1970s | 127.88 per 1,000 live births | 105.41 per 1,000 live births | 22.47 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 1980s | 102.23 per 1,000 live births | 95.49 per 1,000 live births | 6.74 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 1990s | 108.57 per 1,000 live births | 79.21 per 1,000 live births | 29.36 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 2000s | 94.4 per 1,000 live births | 74.27 per 1,000 live births | 20.13 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 58.49 per 1,000 live births | 54.88 per 1,000 live births | 3.61 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 2020s | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | 46.16 per 1,000 live births | 0.96 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Congo or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 43.4 per 1,000 live births against 42.4 per 1,000 live births in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Congo and Namibia?
- 1 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia 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, male?
- Congo ranks 42nd and Namibia ranks 39th 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, male (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
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.