Ethiopia vs Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5
Ethiopia
44.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
39.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Namibia rank
38th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 44.5 per 1,000 live births against 39.5 per 1,000 live births in Namibia, a difference of 5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250.4 per 1,000 live births | 96.5 per 1,000 live births | 153.9 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 262.95 per 1,000 live births | 99.81 per 1,000 live births | 163.14 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 259.55 per 1,000 live births | 89.71 per 1,000 live births | 169.84 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 175.06 per 1,000 live births | 73.75 per 1,000 live births | 101.31 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 112.34 per 1,000 live births | 69.21 per 1,000 live births | 43.13 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 66.85 per 1,000 live births | 50.18 per 1,000 live births | 16.67 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 57.2 per 1,000 live births | 42.04 per 1,000 live births | 15.16 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Ethiopia or Namibia?
- Ethiopia, at 44.5 per 1,000 live births against 39.5 per 1,000 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 5 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th 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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About this data
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.