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Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
10.68 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
39.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th
Namibia rank
38th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Namibia
20406080100196719952024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 10.68 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 28.82 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Namibia's figure about 3.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 41.73 per 1,000 live births 73.75 per 1,000 live births 32.02 per 1,000 live births Namibia
2000s 24.96 per 1,000 live births 69.21 per 1,000 live births 44.25 per 1,000 live births Namibia
2010s 13.95 per 1,000 live births 50.18 per 1,000 live births 36.23 per 1,000 live births Namibia
2020s 11.23 per 1,000 live births 42.04 per 1,000 live births 30.81 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) or Namibia?
Namibia, at 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 10.68 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia?
28.82 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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

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

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.