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

0.4 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.

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.

Congo vs Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5

Congo

39.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Namibia

39.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Congo rank

40th

Namibia rank

38th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Congo
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 39.1 per 1,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.4 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 40th and Namibia ranks 38th 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	145.43 per 1,000 live births	96.5 per 1,000 live births	48.93 per 1,000 live births	Congo
1970s	122.36 per 1,000 live births	99.81 per 1,000 live births	22.55 per 1,000 live births	Congo
1980s	96.94 per 1,000 live births	89.71 per 1,000 live births	7.23 per 1,000 live births	Congo
1990s	102.93 per 1,000 live births	73.75 per 1,000 live births	29.18 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2000s	89.12 per 1,000 live births	69.21 per 1,000 live births	19.91 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2010s	54.38 per 1,000 live births	50.18 per 1,000 live births	4.2 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2020s	41.68 per 1,000 live births	42.04 per 1,000 live births	0.36 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, Congo or Namibia?: Namibia, at 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 39.1 per 1,000 live births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Congo and Namibia?: 0.4 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?: Congo ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 38th 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 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.