Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
13.45 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
39.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
35th
Namibia rank
38th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 13.45 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 26.05 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.9 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.65 per 1,000 live births | 73.75 per 1,000 live births | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2000s | 31.76 per 1,000 live births | 69.21 per 1,000 live births | 37.45 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2010s | 17.63 per 1,000 live births | 50.18 per 1,000 live births | 32.55 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 14.27 per 1,000 live births | 42.04 per 1,000 live births | 27.77 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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 13.45 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Namibia?
- 26.05 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 38th of 47 groups.
- 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.