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

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Comoros vs Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Comoros

39 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Namibia

39.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Comoros rank

41st

Namibia rank

38th

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time

Comoros
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 39 per 1,000 live births in Comoros, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 41st and Namibia ranks 38th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	205.57 per 1,000 live births	99.81 per 1,000 live births	105.76 per 1,000 live births	Comoros
1980s	148.49 per 1,000 live births	89.71 per 1,000 live births	58.78 per 1,000 live births	Comoros
1990s	100.69 per 1,000 live births	73.75 per 1,000 live births	26.94 per 1,000 live births	Comoros
2000s	67.67 per 1,000 live births	69.21 per 1,000 live births	1.54 per 1,000 live births	Namibia
2010s	49.76 per 1,000 live births	50.18 per 1,000 live births	0.42 per 1,000 live births	Namibia
2020s	41.38 per 1,000 live births	42.04 per 1,000 live births	0.66 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, Comoros or Namibia?: Namibia, at 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 39 per 1,000 live births in Comoros as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Comoros and Namibia?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Namibia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Comoros ranks 41st and Namibia ranks 38th 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, under-5 (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 (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: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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