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
50100150200196019922024

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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (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

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.