What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Europe & Central Asia and Namibia?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Namibia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5

Europe & Central Asia

7.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Namibia

39.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia rank

40th

Namibia rank

38th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Europe & Central Asia
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 7.8 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 31.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Namibia's figure about 5.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27.47 per 1,000 live births	73.75 per 1,000 live births	46.28 per 1,000 live births	Namibia
2000s	16.21 per 1,000 live births	69.21 per 1,000 live births	53 per 1,000 live births	Namibia
2010s	9.88 per 1,000 live births	50.18 per 1,000 live births	40.3 per 1,000 live births	Namibia
2020s	8.12 per 1,000 live births	42.04 per 1,000 live births	33.92 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 or Namibia?: Namibia, at 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 7.8 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Europe & Central Asia and Namibia?: 31.7 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Namibia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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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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: 03 September 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.